Ola Värmlänning Explained

Ola Värmlänning was a drunken prankster whose legendary exploits were once very popular among the Swedish-American communities of Minnesota. A Swedish language book about him is in the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society.

See also

• Minnesota folklore

Sources

• Swanson. Roy. 1948. A Swedish Immigrant Folk Figure: Ola Värmlänning. Minnesota History. 29. 2. 105–113. 20175384.