Republic of Sweden
Pre-war: The Republic of Sweden, also known as Vita Sverige (White Sweden), largely existed only in the dreams of Leo Grönblom, a young demagogue. The new republic would be a national socialist system ruled by the party he created in 1991, the Swedish People’s Home Party. In this new state, all “toxic” elements such as private price competition and various immigrant groups of the “wrong” color would be rooted out.
The war: With central government collapsing in the general chaos, Leo Grönblom and his supporters seized a radio station in Haparanda and declared that the revolution for a new Sweden had begun. A group of military units fed up with the feckless Johansson immediately joined with the revolution. Grönblom promoted himself to general and announced the birth of a new republic. So far no state has recognized the Republic.
Grönblom managed to seize the northern three quarters of Sweden virtually without a shot due to the feckless Johansson. At first the battles fought in the civil war were small-scale, but by the middle of 1998 battles were already fought at the brigade-level.
Structure: So far, the Republic’s administrative system is based on the autonomy of villages, towns and cities, above which is the National Central Committee. This Committee contains all the important people, and it has no permanent organization. The Central Committee deliberates the important matters among themselves, and the final decision is made by the Chairman himself. This practice is very similar to that of Norway. Lately the most pressing matters have been the famine and the war against the Kingdom of Sweden, but some form of rebuilding program is being planned.
Leaders: Leo Grönblom is the Chairman of the Central Committee. His friends and the commanders of the Republican military units fill out the rest of the Committee’s seats. Grönblom’s administration has so far been good, and the successful trade with Finland is much emphasized. His subjects fare well (compared to other Swedes).
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