Fredrik Vejdeland

Fredrik Vejdeland born on October 3, 1978, in Östersunds församling, Jämtland County,^[1] is a Swedish construction worker^[2] and leading neo-Nazi^[3][4] who, since February 2024, is the leader of the Nazi organization classified as a terrorist organization by the United States^[5][6][7] Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM). Since June 14, 2024, he has been classified by the United States as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" together with two other leaders in NRM. The assessment and classification was made in connection with the entire organization NRM being classified as a global terrorist organization.^[5][6][8][9]

Fredrik Vejdeland
Fredrik Vejdeland in August 2018.
Citizenship	Sweden
Occupation	Politician
Years active	2009–present
Organization	Nordic Resistance Movement
Known for	Leadership of the Nordic Resistance Movement
Criminal status	Specially Designated Global Terrorist (By the US)

Biography

Early life

Vejdeland was born and raised in Jämtland and states that he early on had a strong fascination for Old Norse mythology as well as Sweden's culture and history. Vejdeland describes his "national awakening" as a long process in which he was inspired, among other things, by the music group Ultima Thule. Their lyrics made him "identify with and feel pride in my people". He experienced a "racial instinct" and after a time felt "the significance of the race or Jewish question". He eventually defined himself as a National Socialist (i.e. Nazism) and in 2000 joined the then Swedish Resistance Movement.^[10]

Political career

In 2012, Vejdeland was a leader in the launch of the neo-Nazi web magazine Nordfront and was its editor-in-chief 2012–2017.^[10]

In February 2024, Vejdeland took over the role of leader of the Nordic Resistance Movement after Simon Lindberg, who had been leader since 2015.^[11]

Vejdeland has been convicted on several occasions of incitement against ethnic groups.^[12]

Participation in elections

Vejdeland ran in the 2018 municipal election in Kungälv Municipality^[2] where he got 55 personal votes.^[13] The party received 103 votes corresponding to 0.34% of the votes.^[14] In 2022, he ran in the municipal election in Munkedal Municipality^[15] where, however, he was not eligible.^[16] The party received 8 votes corresponding to 0.12% of the votes.^[17][18]

Family

Fredrik Vejdeland is cohabiting with Paulina Forslund and together they have eight children.^[10][12][19]

References

1. Sveriges befolkning

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2. "Kungälv – Partier och valsedlar – Val 2018" [Kungälv – Parties and ballot papers – Election 2018]. Election Authority (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
3. Wictorzon, Susanna (2022-12-23). "Ledande nazist åtalas – höll olaglig sammankomst i Munkedal" [Leading Nazi charged – held illegal assembly in Munkedal]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
4. "Nazistledare inblandade i misstänkt skattefiffel" [Nazi leaders involved in suspected tax fraud]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2017-09-28. ISSN 1103-9000. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
5. "USA terrorklassar NMR" [USA terror classes NMR]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
6. Fröjd, Anna; Glaad, Erik; Finnsiö, Morgan (2024-06-14). "USA terrorklassar NMR". Expo (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
7. "Nordiska motståndsrörelsen terrorklassas av USA". TV4 (in Swedish). 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
8. Hansler, Jennifer (2024-06-14). "US designates Nordic neo-Nazi group as terrorists". CNN. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
9. "Terrorist Designations of Nordic Resistance Movement and Three Leaders". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
10. Boström, Kristoffer (2023-02-09). ""Där och då svor jag en ed för mig själv att göra vad som än krävs för att rädda vårt folk" – Intervju med Fredrik Vejdeland". motståndsrörelsen.se. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
11. Redaktionen (2024-02-25). "Fredrik Vejdeland – ny ledare för Nordiska motståndsrörelsen!". motståndsrörelsen.se. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
12. Holm, Gusten (2015-02-13). "De är de svenska nazistkvinnorna". Expressen (in Swedish). ISSN 1103-923X. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
13. "Kungälv – Personröster – Val 2018" [Kungälv – Personal votes – Election 2018]. Election Authority (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
14. "Kungälv – Röster – Val 2018" [Kungälv – Votes – Election 2018]. Election Authority. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
15. "Valpresentation" [Election presentation]. Election Authority. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
16. "Valpresentation" [Election presentation]. Election Authority. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
17. "Valresultat 2022 för Munkedal i kommunvalet" [Election results 2022 for Munkedal in the municipal election]. Election Authority (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
18. "Dömd nazist ställer upp i Munkedal" [Convicted Nazi shows up in Munkedal]. Bohusläningen (in Swedish). 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
19. Redaktionen (2021-09-18). "Paulina Forslund intervjuad av tjeckisk nationell sida" [Paulina Forslund interviewed by Czech national page]. motståndsrörelsen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-07-01.