Interior Minister Mari Rantanen of the Perussuomalaiset party*, Since the Finnish media won’t ask you critical questions about the tightening of migration policy, I’d like to ask you why are you tightening the screws. Finland needs migrants and, as you know, we are up sh*t creek due to the graying of our population and its…
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Finland’s oppressive immigration policy is like shooting oneself in the leg
Perusuomalaiset (PS)* Interior Minister Mari Rantanen held a press conference today and outlined how the present government is going to tighten migration policy. There was nothing new in what Rantanen said. We know about plans to tighten the citizenship law, family reunification, speed up deportations, and making it harder to get a residence permit. All…
The Finnish police can remove a hijab by force if you are an asylum seeker
A Turku Court of Apeal dropped all charges on 23.3 against seven police and security guards who removed a hijab by force from two asylum seekers in 2017. Apart from the long path of due justice, the case is unsettling because it raises the following question: why is it that a Muslim woman can use…
The tailspin of the Finnish economy – it’s the immigration, stupid!
The growth of Finland’s economy in the past fifteen years has been disappointing with our indebtedness growing at an alarming rate totaling today about 75% of GDP, according to Yle. If we were to point to the elephant in the Finnish room, it’s clear that our rapidly aging population and too few immigrants are the…
Today’s A-studio talk concerning the pushback law was an insult to one’s intelligence
Today’s A-studio with Perussuomalaiset (PS)* MP Mauri Peltokangas, head of the administration committee, and MP Tytti Tupparainen of the Social Democratic Party was disappointing when they spoke of the law on “refoulement,” also popularly known as the “pushback law.” Source: Google Even if Tupparainen said that human rights were a cornerstone of Finland’s rule of…
Finland’s pushback law will cause death, suffering, and loss of face
National Coalition Party Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government is drafting a new pushback law that permits Finland to subvert human rights, international law, and the rights enshrined in its constitution. Even if the law gets approval from parliament, it will not solve but worsen the problem at the Finnish-Russian border. Considering that Perussuomalaiset (PS)* Interior…
MTV Finland: Shoddy journalism at its shoddiest
MTV is at it again, depicting migrants as a threat to society and feeding into its own and some of its viewer’s racist inclinations. The interview of Perusuomalaiset (PS)* Interior Minister Mari Rantanen by Ivan Puopolo, notorious for his biased views, shows us how low Finland’s largest privately owned television station can stoop. The reporting…
Being a Russian minority in an ever-hostile Finland
The Eastern Finnish cities of Joensuu, Imatra and Lappeenranta are aiming to shut down Russian-language schools which has led to an intense debate about the future of such institutions. While some argue about economic factors and lack of demand for the closure of such schools, others point the finger at anti-Russian and anti-foreign sentiment. Katja…
Paco Diop on UN Anti-Racism Day
Writes Ahti Tolvanen, Migrant Tales board member: Paco Diop, a Senegalese Finnish kindergarten teacher who is running for Member of the European Parliament (Left Alliance), spoke at the demonstration in front of the Finnish Parliament on UN Anti-Racism Day March 21st organized by AFARS r.y. (Africans in Finland Against Racism ry). “Dear listeners, It’s time…
The Finnish media and its stenography journalism on writing about migrants and asylum seekers
“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” Malcolm X Day in and day out I see nothing more these days than hostile and negative news about migrants, especially asylum seekers, who are wrongly called “illegal” migrants. These…