 His life's work was documented by Arvid Mörne in the book "Axel Olof Freudenthal och den finlandssvenska nationalitetstanken" (1927).The Swedish People's Party in Finland considers Freudenthal to be their spiritual father, and it issues an award named after him, the Axel Olof Freudenthal Medal.Many Silver and Bronze medals have been given to individuals since 1937, but only one Gold medal has been issued - to Elisabeth Rehn in 1994..