Svecoman

English Alternative forms en Swecoman Swekoman Svekoman Noun en historical A member of a Swedish nationalist movement that arose in the Grand Duchy of Finland at the end of the 19th century, chiefly as a reaction to the demands for increased use of Finnish vigorously presented by the Fennoman movement. en 1990 Finland: A Country Study second Washington, D.C. The Division 1057092762 19 The main idea of the Svecomans was that the Swedish-speakers of Finland were a separate nation from the Finnish-speakers and needed to preserve their Swedish language and culture. Translations member of a nationalist movement Finnish: fi svekomaani Swedish: sv svekoman c See also en Fennoman en History of Europe Nationalism