Remembered by people who were there · 1940
Former Pakri islanders return to the island they had to leave
Until 1940 the Estonian Swedes regarded the Pakri islands off Paldiski as their own island. Then the Soviet base came and the islands got new masters, and during the Second World War the islanders were forced to leave for Sweden. In this 1991 ETV programme, presented by Katrin Saks, former inhabitants of Pakri make the journey back to their birthplace and talk about the life they remember there, half a century after they left. It was filmed while the islands were still a Soviet military training area.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Pakri saari pidasid rannarootslased oma saareks kuni 1940. aastani. Siis tuli Nõukogude baas ja saartel olid uued peremehed ning Teise maailmasõja ajal olid saarlased sunnitud Rootsi lahkuma. Selles 1991. aasta ETV saates, mida juhib Katrin Saks, sõidavad endised Pakri elanikud tagasi oma sünnipaika ja räägivad pool sajandit pärast lahkumist elust, mida nad seal mäletavad. Saade filmiti ajal, mil saared olid veel Nõukogude sõjaväe harjutusala.