Jag var en lägre ras

Säsong 1

A dark series about how Sweden has treated its national minorities, Tornedalings. Because skull measurements and bans on speaking their mother tongue were once commonplace for the people in old Finnish-speaking areas in northern Sweden

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3 Episodes

  • Vi har alltid funnits här
    E1
    Vi har alltid funnits härThe new border after 1809 between Sweden and Russia meant that the Finnish-speaking area in the Tornedalen was divided in half. The Tornedalings in Sweden became a minority that would be Swedishized at any price.
  • Långskallar och kortskallar
    E2
    Långskallar och kortskallarA long time after the racial biology institute in Uppsala was shut down so continued doctors and teachers to measure skulls and photograph people in northern Sweden, without government directives.
  • Hur går vi vidare?
    E3
    Hur går vi vidare?Swedish Tornedalings have been heard. The abuses must be investigated and measures must be taken. But is it possible to save Meänkieli, the language and the culture, when a whole generation has not been taught the mother tongue?

 

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