Swedish National Socialist Party
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Swedish National Socialist Party
Svenska nationalsocialistiska partiet |
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| National Leader | Birger Furugård |
| Founded | October 1, 1930 |
| Dissolved | 1936 |
| Merger of | National Socialist People's Party of Sweden and New Swedish People's League |
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| Women's wing | Kristina Gyllenstierna |
| Paramilitary Wing | SA |
| Membership (1932) | ~3,000 |
| Ideology | National Socialism |
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The Swedish National Socialist Party (Swedish: Svenska nationalsocialistiska partiet, abbreviated SNSP) was a National Socialist political party in Sweden. Birger Furugård served as riksledare ('National Leader') of the party.
The party was modeled after the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP). As National Leader, Furugård had full authority of all party affairs (mimicking the role of the führer in the German party).Sven Olov Lindholm was the second-in-command in the party and the editor of Vår Kamp. Furugård's two older brothers, Sigurd and Gunnar, also occupied key posts in the party leadership. There was a nine-member Party Staff, which had an advisory function towards the National Leader. Each of the nine had a specific task in the party hierarchy;
The party maintained close contacts with their German counterparts. Furugård himself visited Germany on several occasions, and spoke at NSDAP election campaign meetings. He developed personal friendship links to key persons in the German party hierarchy, including Adolf Hitler. The party used a swastika as its symbol.
The party was founded on October 1, 1930 through the merger of the National Socialist People's Party of Sweden and the New Swedish People's League. The New Swedish National League (Nysvenska nationella förbundet) was the name of the unified party. On November 1, 1930 a new party programme was adopted. The name SNSP was adopted in 1931.
Furugård sought to organize meetings with Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels as invited speakers in March 1931. The plans were however foiled as the Stockholm police chief Eric Hallgren refused to issue a permit for the meetings, fearing riots.
SNSP held its first party congress in Göteborg April 4–6, 1931 (during the Easter holidays). Around a hundred persons participated in the deliberations, including a representative of NSDAP. The political issues to be discussed were prepared by the 'Great Council', consisting of the national party leadership and leaders of party districts and branches. Issues on party publications, SA and propaganda were discussed during the congress. The party had wanted to organize an armed SA march through the city, but the local authorities refuse to give their permission for such an activity. Instead a propaganda meeting was held indoors in connection with the party congress, with Lindholm as the key speaker.
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