Ådalen shootings

Date: May 14, 1931 • Location: Kramfors, Sweden

Five people were killed in Ådalen, Sweden, as soldiers opened fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration.

Ådalen is the river valley of the Ångerman River, downstream Junsele, in Sweden. It often refers to the broad, densely populated, fjord-like mouth of the river, in Kramfors Municipality, and is known for the May 1931 Ådalen shootings.