Figures & data
Figure 1. Contemporary critique of the distribution of relief.
Source: Picture from the newspaper Fäderneslandet (14 December 1867), criticising the disproportionate quantities of relief that supposedly disappeared into the pockets of middlemen.
![Figure 1. Contemporary critique of the distribution of relief.Source: Picture from the newspaper Fäderneslandet (14 December 1867), criticising the disproportionate quantities of relief that supposedly disappeared into the pockets of middlemen.](/cms/asset/317f4ad4-c70a-4edb-9da7-a5c176679743/sehr_a_2279215_f0001_oc.jpg)
Figure 3. National and regional comparison of mortality rates in Finland and Sweden.
Source: Statistics Finland, Crude death rate. 1751–2021; Forsberg et al. (Citation1977), p. 245; Nelson (Citation1988); BiSOS, serie A. Befolknings-statistik 1866–1870.
![Figure 3. National and regional comparison of mortality rates in Finland and Sweden.Source: Statistics Finland, Crude death rate. 1751–2021; Forsberg et al. (Citation1977), p. 245; Nelson (Citation1988); BiSOS, serie A. Befolknings-statistik 1866–1870.](/cms/asset/5984c65f-f0e0-436c-9c49-a7cee586c7bc/sehr_a_2279215_f0003_oc.jpg)
Figure 4. Harvests in Västerbotten, 1860–1870.
Note: 0 = total harvest failure; 1 = almost total harvest failure; 2 = meagre harvest; 3 = below or almost average harvest; 4 = average harvest; 5 = better-than average-harvest; 6 = good harvest (Hellstenius, Citation1871, pp. 77–119).
![Figure 4. Harvests in Västerbotten, 1860–1870.Note: 0 = total harvest failure; 1 = almost total harvest failure; 2 = meagre harvest; 3 = below or almost average harvest; 4 = average harvest; 5 = better-than average-harvest; 6 = good harvest (Hellstenius, Citation1871, pp. 77–119).](/cms/asset/0973479e-3a22-47f4-a6fa-77eaa2918e87/sehr_a_2279215_f0004_oc.jpg)
Figure 5. Incoming grain and flour to Västerbotten, 1866–1870.
Source: BiSOS, serie H, 1866–1870, p. 4.
![Figure 5. Incoming grain and flour to Västerbotten, 1866–1870.Source: BiSOS, serie H, 1866–1870, p. 4.](/cms/asset/90b22b6d-0ed5-46f9-85d8-85ac827a9e30/sehr_a_2279215_f0005_oc.jpg)
Figure 6. The administration of famine relief in Västerbotten in the 1860s. The illustration can be compared to Nelson’s (Citation1988, p. 123) findings concerning Norrbotten, to acknowledge regional differences.
![Figure 6. The administration of famine relief in Västerbotten in the 1860s. The illustration can be compared to Nelson’s (Citation1988, p. 123) findings concerning Norrbotten, to acknowledge regional differences.](/cms/asset/c7285dbb-352b-406d-aaa7-daefbac38b52/sehr_a_2279215_f0006_oc.jpg)
Table 1. Financial state aid for harvest failure given to Västerbotten county, 1862–1867 (riksdaler riksmynt).
Table 2. Municipal expenses, including poor relief, in Västerbotten, 1866–1870 (riksdaler riksmynt).