Raggare

'''Raggare''' is a [[subculture]] found mostly in [[Sweden]] and parts of [[Norway]]<ref>''The Police Journal'', v. 38 1965, page 58</ref><ref name=oa>[http://www.oa.no/bil__trafikk/article660255.ece OA: Råning og ragging på utstilling]</ref> and [[Finland]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historiaa |url=https://www.stadin-raggarit.com/index2.htm |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Stadin Raggarit |language=fi}}</ref> and to a lesser extent in [[Denmark]], [[Germany]], and [[Austria]].{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} Raggare are related to the American [[greaser (subculture)|greaser]] and [[rockabilly]] subcultures and are known for their love of [[hot rod]] cars and 1950s American pop culture. Loosely translated into English, the term is roughly equivalent to the American "greaser", English "rocker", and Australian "[[Bodgie]]" and "Widgie" culture; all share a common passion for [[1950s American automobile culture|mid-20th-century American car]]s, rockabilly-based music and related fashion (blue-collar in origin, consisting of the likes of white T-shirts, loose fitting denim trousers with rolled cuffs, and canvas top sneakers such as Keds or Converse Chucks, or low-topped boots of an industrial nature).{{original research inline|date=November 2017}}

'''Raggare''' is a [[subculture]] found mostly in [[Sweden]] and parts of [[Norway]]<ref>''The Police Journal'', v. 38 1965, page 58</ref><ref name=oa>[http://www.oa.no/bil__trafikk/article660255.ece OA: Råning og ragging på utstilling]</ref> and [[Finland]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historiaa |url=https://www.stadin-raggarit.com/index2.htm |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Stadin Raggarit |language=fi}}</ref> and to a lesser extent in [[Denmark]], [[Germany]], and [[Austria]].{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} Raggare are related to the American [[greaser (subculture)|greaser]] and [[rockabilly]] subcultures and are known for their love of [[hot rod]] cars and 1950s American pop culture. Loosely translated into English, the term is roughly equivalent to the American "greaser", English "rocker", and Australian "[[Bodgie]]" and "Widgie" culture; all share a common passion for [[1950s American automobile culture|mid-20th-century American car]]s, rockabilly-based music and related fashion (blue-collar in origin, consisting of the likes of white T-shirts, loose fitting denim trousers with rolled cuffs, and canvas top sneakers such as Keds or Converse Chucks, or low-topped boots of an industrial nature).{{original research inline|date=November 2017}}

While the raggare movement has its roots in late 1950s youth counterculture, today it is associated mainly with middle-aged men who enjoy meeting and showing off their retro American cars. However, the subculture retains its rural and small-town roots as well as its blue collar and low brow feel. The original phenomenon unleashed moral panic but the contemporary raggare subculture tends to be met with amusement or mild disapproval by mainstream society.

Originating in the late 1950s youth counterculture, the raggare movement today is primarily associated with middle-aged men who take pleasure in gathering and displaying their vintage American cars. The subculture maintains its rural and small-town roots, as well as its blue-collar and down-to-earth vibe. While the original phenomenon once incited moral panic, contemporary raggare subculture is more likely to elicit amusement or mild disapproval from mainstream society.

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