Spanish flu in Norrbotten

Archive cafe
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Location: Norrbotten Archive Center, Björkskatan, Luleå
Outdoor photo depicting the funeral of a victim of the Spanish flu, April 4, 1920. Photographer: TH Sandberg. From the Silver Museum's photo archive.
Funeral of a victim of the Spanish flu, April 4, 1920. Photographer: TH Sandberg. From the Silver Museum's photo archive.

Archive cafe

The so-called Spanish flu hit the world hard between 1918 and 1920 – including Norrbotten. In just under ten weeks, 87 of Arjeplog's 3,000 residents died.

Historian Elisabeth Engberg tells about how the flu hit Norrbotten hard, especially in Arvidsjaur and Arjeplog – and how this came to be noticed throughout Sweden.

Free entrance. We offer coffee!

Drop-in from 13.30 p.m.

Date:

-

Location:

Archives center Norrbotten,

Höstvägen 7, Luleå

See directions To Arkivcentrum Norrbotten Björkskatan, Luleå (opens in new tab)

Price:

Free of charge.

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