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UNIFICATION WITH SWEDEN, AUTONOMY, FEDERAL SELF‐GOVERNMENT?

Various alternatives for arrangements for the situation of Estonian Swedes arose during Estonia's independence phase. This paper concentrates on examining the activity of the Swedish Estonian political elite, in particular, and the discourse about the matter. The study focuses on the early 1920s, when the matter was discussed the most among the Estonian Swedes. The Swedes finally decided to only settle for the lower level opportunity of self‐government, although their earlier declared ambitions had been much higher. The deciding factor for the Estonian Swedish elite seems to have been that over the years they had gotten used to the fact that the average Swede was quite unwilling to take an active part in national‐minded activities and their financial support.