Soon the problems reappeared, causing Brother Rutherford himself to go to Sweden in 1922.

His report made Brother Rutherford include Sweden in his trip to Europe in the spring of 1925. A convention for Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland was held in Örebro in May with about 500 persons present.

Time for a Change

Brother Rutherford then announced propitiously that a new office, the Northern European Office, similar to the Central European Office established in Switzerland a few years earlier, was to be opened in Copenhagen, Denmark. This new office would oversee the work in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, including the then independent Baltic States​—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. It would also take over the legal editorship of The Watch Tower. The branches in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland would continue as before but under the direct supervision of the Northern European Office, with William Dey from London in charge. This announcement was enthusiastically received by the vast majority of the 500 persons assembled.