It's a way to cope with the population which is still riddled with emotional manipulation. They would get all teary eyed and offended if that happened 🙄
Surströmming for export, foreigners would have no clue it's human flesh and not fish because of the horrific smell. Combine with a tiktok challenge so that foreigners buy up the entire supply before any native does. ;-)
Feed the fish. Sweden fisherman catch the fish. Swedes eat the fish.
Circle of life.