The Dentist in Trehörningsjö is a completely true story that I have dramatized and which takes place between 1948 and 1965. The small forest municipality of Trehörningsjö with sixteen hundred inhabitants in Ångermanland is struggling. Municipal taxes are among the highest in the country and the town's drinking water is condemned. Further tax increases are expected and residents' confidence in the future is not high. In this situation, a young dentist moves in and wants to establish himself in the town. He is a man who sees opportunities in most things. The next ten years are a success story for the small town. It invested heavily and succeeded in becoming a central town for three municipalities. It also became a popular cultural and entertainment center and one of the country's low-tax municipalities. The final piece of the community-building puzzle is the introduction of the new comprehensive school with a secondary school in the town. Around this, a struggle arises that divides and polarizes the small town. The dentist chooses to take up the fight for the village, which results in a battle that lasts for several years and attracts national attention, turning the law upside down and threatening the future of the village.
I have been working on the script for five years and have done extensive research. Both in archives and in contact with researchers and other experts. The tone of the story is nostalgically pleasant and warm about life and the countryside in the 1950s. It is enlightening with a deeper message about living your dream and standing up for your beliefs. It is about the struggle for the countryside, democracy, justice, politics and social development in the 1950s.
The script is complete and the planned book release is set for July 2026.