Perussuomalaist* MP Juha Mäenpää, a member of the far-right Nazi-spirited Suomen Sisu, labelled asylum seekers in a session of parliament as “an invasive species.“ Mäenpää is the same person who in 2015 stated that god had answered his prayers after a reception center that was going to house asylum seekers was razed to the ground….
Month: June 2019
MP Aimo Turtiainen’s ignorance and 1 + 1 = 2 views permit his foot to end up in his mouth
“The inhabitants of Juva are quiet about [MP] Ano Turtianen.* It is a sign that there is a lot of shame.” A Juva resident Ano Turtianen is an MP from the town of Juva (pop. 6,500) in Eastern Finland. Anyone who has visited Juva will most likely note a lot of pensioners walking with rollators….
The Perussuomalaiset is a far-right party. Finland will sleep safer if we call them out.
The Perussuomalaiset* joins the newly formed Identity and Democracy (ID) group in the EU led by far-right politicians like Matteo Salvini, and Marine Le Pen. This is one of many examples of the PS’ far-right colors. One of Finland’s most significant acts of denial is not fully acknowledging that the Perussuomalaiset (PS) is a far-right…
Sono alla ricerca della sua famiglia in Italia. Era un tuo avo?*
Dante Tessieri, che era di Cecina, per ragioni politiche a fine ‘800 lasciò l’Italia per il Brasile, dove ebbe due figli da Aida Guaimonti, tra cui Nemo, mio nonno, nato nel 1899. Nel 1900 circa si trasferì in Argentina ed ebbe altri tre figli nella sua nuova patria: Sara, Iris e Carlos. Dante Tessieri fu un…
Do you know who was Dante Tessieri?
Dante Tessieri, who was from Cecina, left Italy for political reasons in the late 1890s to Brazil and moved to Argentina about 1900 after the death of his first son with Aida Guaimonti. He had three children in his new homeland: Sara, Iris, and Carlos after Nemo, my grandfather, was born in Brazil in 1899….
Before and after: Racist graffiti gets a just lesson in Eastern Helsinki
Migrant Tales got two pictures of racist graffiti in the Eastern Helsinki neighborhood of Kontula. The first one below was sent Saturday and the latest one above was sent Sunday evening.
A short note from a reader: “Kontula eilen (neighborhood of Kontula yesterday).”
This was sent to us today. It reads in Finnish: “Kontula eilen,” the Helsinki neighborhood of Kontula yesterday.
Migrants, minorities, and Others must stand up to Finland’s hostile environment
A poll by Yle shows that the far-right Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party enjoys the most support with 19.5%, according to Yle News. Since 2011, when the PS won its historic election victory, we have seen the party come and go in the polls. Of all the Finnish parties in parliament, the PS is the most hostile…
PS MP Ano Turtiainen flirting with another feather in his cap
Perussuomalaiset (PS)* MP Ano Turtiainen [1] is a lawmaker that claims that breaking the law is a feather in his cap. His most recent posting on Facebook appears that the PS MP is fliting to get another feather in his cap. The posting is demeaning and straightforward (which is why we prefer not to post…
Finland’s National Coalition Party gives the PS a helping hand in normalizing racism
THIS STORY WAS UPDATED Former Minister of Justice Antti Häkkänen, 34, is a conservative politician of the National Coalition Party (NCP) who doesn’t like Muslims and refugees. His recent tweet about Peussuomalaiset(PS)* party leader Jussi Halla-aho shows how the NCP has helped to make the PS and racism normal in Finland. One of the matters…