Ådalen shootings
| Ådalen shootings | |
|---|---|
Image of the demonstration in Ådalen prior to the shootings. | |
| Location | Ådalen, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 62°52′53″N 17°52′24″E / 62.88139°N 17.87333°E |
| Date | 14 May 1931 |
| Target | Striking civilians |
Attack type | Mass shooting, police brutality |
| Weapons | Small arms, including machine guns |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrators | Swedish Army |
| Motive | Suppression of strikers |
The Ådalen shootings (Swedish: skotten i Ådalen) 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 Swedish Army troops called in as reinforcements by the police.