The Ådalen shootings was a series of events in and around the sawmill district of Ådalen, Kramfors Municipality, Ångermanland, Sweden, in May 1931. During a protest on 14 May, five people were killed by bullets fired by Swedish military personnel called in as reinforcements by the police.
Image of the demonstration in Ådalen prior to the shootings.
Demonstration in Stockholm in the aftermath of the Ådalen shootings, 1931. Sign reads "Down with the murderous government!"
Monument to the victims by Lenny Clarhäll
The grave of the four workers buried at the Gudmundrå church in Kramfors.
Bo Gunnar Widerberg was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor.
Bo Widerberg in 1990.
Bo Widerberg c. 1960