Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service

Updated on Oct 04, 2024

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The Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service (Swedish: Riksförbundet Sveriges lottakårer, commonly known as Lottorna) is an auxiliary defence organization of the Swedish Home Guard, a part of the Swedish Armed Forces. It was created in 1924 inspired by the Finnish women's auxiliary organization, Lotta Svärd founded in 1920. The name comes from a poem by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, about a fictional woman named Lotta Svärd who took care of wounded soldiers during the Finnish War.

Heads

1959–1966 – Ingrid Norlander

1966–1974 – Louise Ulfhielm

1974–1978 – Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister

1978–1986 – Christine Malmström Barke

1986–1994 – Marianne af Malmborg

1994–2002 – Nini Engstrand

2002–2008 – Elisabeth Falkemo

2008–2014 – Annette Rihagen

2014–present – Barbro Isaksson

References

Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service Wikipedia

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