{"id":4559,"date":"2025-04-01T13:48:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T11:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blidosundsbolaget.se\/?page_id=4559"},"modified":"2025-04-02T16:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:21:30","slug":"the-blido-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blidosundsbolaget.se\/en\/the-blido-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blid\u00f6 War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n \n \n \n The steamboat Blid\u00f6sund\n <\/span>\n \n

\n S\/S Blid\u00f6sund is launched in 1911\n <\/h2>\n\n \n
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In the early 1900s, the people of Blid\u00f6 were dissatisfied with Waxholmsbolaget’s monopoly on boat traffic. During the summer, there were comfortable ships, but the service was poor the rest of the year. When the Waxholm III, a slower ship, started operating during the summer as well, discontent reached its peak. To improve the situation, the people of Blid\u00f6 raised money, and an invitation to subscribe for shares in their own shipping company was launched in 1908. In 1911, the steamship S\/S Blid\u00f6sund was launched. Now, there would be a more reliable boat service for the people of Blid\u00f6 through S\/S Blid\u00f6sund.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n Blid\u00f6kriget begins\n <\/h2>\n\n \n
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When Blid\u00f6sund began operating in the area, the opposition to Waxholmsbolaget intensified. The people of Blid\u00f6 acted as “gatekeepers” by sitting on the posts at the piers when Waxholmsbolaget’s ships would arrive.<\/p>\n

One of these gatekeepers was Ingeborg Bergman. Born in 1885, she guarded Glyxn\u00e4s pier on several occasions in this manner. Two other residents of Glyxn\u00e4s, Bror August Hellberg and Reinhold Jansson, also participated. Bror August writes in his diary: “Waxholm III couldn’t dock because Reinhold and I sat on the posts. No passengers got on or off Waxholm III, good hurrah.” Waxholmsbolaget then tried to dock at cliffs instead of private piers, but the resourceful residents of Blid\u00f6 greased the rocks, making it dangerous to attempt landing. The so-called “Blid\u00f6 War” had thus begun, with insults and mutual defamation. S\/S Blid\u00f6sund was greeted with flags and cheers at the piers, while passengers of Waxholmsbolaget had to listen to boos and catcalls.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n Intense competition and the struggle of the people of Blid\u00f6\n <\/h2>\n\n \n
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The competition between the shipping companies became intense, and ticket prices were driven down. Just two years after S\/S Blid\u00f6sund was put into service, in 1913, an agreement was reached for a common fare, but the support for Blid\u00f6sundsbolaget continued. Guesthouse owners and businesspeople refused to rent out rooms unless their guests traveled with S\/S Blid\u00f6sund.<\/p>\n

The Blid\u00f6 War is a story of local resilience and unity. When you step aboard S\/S Blid\u00f6sund, you are taking a journey back to a time when the inhabitants shaped their own future and fought for better boat connections in the archipelago.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n Blid\u00f6sunds history\n <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n \n \n