Parliamentary elections are in April. How can I tell? When National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) politicians like MP Atte Kaleva spread lies and populist soundbites about migrants. Kaleva has a tough time stomaching criticism, and usually, his answers are knee-jerk reactions. One of these is when he charged Professor Panu Ratikiainen with defamation because he called…
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Atte Kaleva is a populist who spreads and dwells in Islamophobic soundbites
National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) MP candidate Atte Kaleva, who has overtaken Wille Rydman as the Halla-aho of his party, held a talk on March 15 in East Helsinki on “why multiculturalism doesn’t work.”
Should Finland have a Kalevan kisat for immigrants?
A story in Nelosuutiset yesterday about the “worrying amount” of immigrants taking part in the national athletics championships, Kalevankisat, was a perfect example of the scaremongering practiced by some members of the Finnish media.
Pressiklubi gives simplistic, apologetic view on how the Finnish media is “more balanced” today when writing about non-white Finns
It is surprising to hear how some politicians and journalists continue to have simplistic and apologetic views of racism and bigotry in this country. If YLE’s Päivi Happonen and Atte Kaleva’s words are to be believed on Pressiklubi, the Finnish media has finally woken up and writes more balanced stories about migrants and minorities that live in Finland.
The threat against Finland’s democracy
Far-right populism is an illness inflicting Europe at present and it now has a beachhead in Finland. Migrant Tales (18.4.2011) About 20% – if not more – of Finnish voters are racist di**heads. Few, if any, were alarmed by the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* victory in the 2011 election, which raised the number of MPs to 39…
Finnish politicians continue to feed the hostile environment against migrants and minorities
“Dog whistles win votes but destroy nations.” Sayeeda Wars, former Conservative Party cochairperson. To understand the thuggery that happened in the United Kindom, we should set the record straight: They were race riots instigated by mobs of white men. It is not the first time that the United Kingdom has experienced race riots. The first…
MP Heikki Vestman is one of the main anti-immigration ideologues of the National Coalition Party of Finland
National Coalition Party (NCP) MP and chairperson of the constitutional committee, Heikki Vestman, is making a name for himself by promoting xenophobia. In a previous post, Migrant Tales published how Vestman was using Islamophobia and bullying tactics to gain attention and power. His rhetoric has turned him into one of the main anti-immigration ideologues of…
“Mosque” scoop by a tabloid reveals the hostile face of Islamophobia in Finland
If there is a big divide and mistrust between the media and the Muslim community it was exposed by a scoop the tabloid ilta-Sanomat on a secret “mosque” in a Helsinki nursery. Throughout the years, some Muslim imams and other members of the community have expressed apprehension of the Finnish media. For those who may…
Reija Härkönen: Kokoomus on sopiva puolue persujen aisapariksi
Kokoomus julkaisi heinäkuussa 2021 eduskuntaryhmänsä valmisteleman maahanmuutto- ja kotouttamisohjelman, jossa se ehdotti maahanmuuttajien ja kantasuomalaisten sosiaaliturvan eriyttämistä. Julkisen äläkän vuoksi termiksi vaihdettiin ”Suomessa pysyvästi asuva Suomen kansalainen”, mutta ohjelman rasistisuus ei siitä tietysti miksikään muuttunut. Kotouttamisohjelma sisälsi esimerkiksi rasistisen ajatuksen ”meistä kantasuomalaisista” ja niistä muista, jotka eivät ansaitse samaa sosiaaliturvaa, jos eivät löydä työpaikkaa. ”Työn…
Surprised that former Kokoomus MP Wille Rydman found his new home in the PS? Not.
Disgraced former National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) MP Wille Rydman announced that he’d join the Perussuomalaiset (PS)*. After announcing Monday that he’d leave Kokoomus, the latest announcement did not come as a surprise considering Rydman’s anti-immigration stance. But some questions remain. In Kokoomus, he had built a reputation for being the Jussi Halla-aho of the party….