Episode 1 of 4
Cold Weather and Harvest Failure
- When
- 1867
- Where
- Sweden
Unusually cold spring and summer weather in 1867 led to poor harvests, marking the beginning of the famine crisis in Sweden.
The spring and summer of 1867 were significantly colder than usual across Sweden. This climatic anomaly resulted in failed harvests, which were the primary cause of the famine. The year became known as Storsvagåret, reflecting the widespread weakness and hardship experienced by the population.
Sources
- Swedish famine of 1867–1869 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-26
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.