I love that this old mayday poster from Sweden has become a meme!
this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2025
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What was he originally saying no to?
"no more of those little candy fish, thanks"
It is a propaganda poster aimed at workers, it the worker is saying no to a glass of alcohol, probably moonshine, and the text says the following:
NEJ
Valborg är ett borgerligt påhitt.
Kom inte bakfull till första maj.
Here is what I believed was the original poster:
I have now read more about it, and it seems that the poster is a repurposed Soviet anti-alcohol poster from 1954.
Here is the original Soviet poster:
I don't actually know the origin of the Swedish poster, if it actually was used in the past, or if it is a meme created from the original Soviet poster.
Anyway, the translation of the Swedish version above is:
NO
Walpurgis is a bourgeoisie creation.
Don't arrive drunk at mayday.
Stay Euclidinanan
Fixed that for you