I still remember clearly the 2011 general election when the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party saw the number of MPs surge to 39 from 5 previously. Some thought that the PS would implode as the Rural Party did in 1972. It took over 13 years for the PS to suffer its worst election loss in the European…
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European MEP elections: The Finnish far right has an immigration dependency problem
Just like a junkie craving for a shot, the campaign by the far-right Perussuomalaiset (PS)* showed revealed their immigration dependency problem. Like a gas pedal, the PS has stepped on the immigration topic to attract voters. Immigration is a highly politicized topic in Finland as well and directly related to the success of the PS…
Finland’s Islamophobic network
In writing the Finland chapter for the European Islamophobia Report 2023, I sometimes give a partial preview of the “Central Figures in the Islamophobic Network.” Last year’s pick could well be the same candidates for 2024. An imam I spoke to a few years ago described well the difference of the racism of the Perussuomalaiset…
The Finnish government’s vile 11 months in power
“When a clown moves into a palace he doesn’t become a king, the place becomes a circus.” A Turkish proverb Finland has turned into a show of lying politicians who no longer rely on facts but on prejudice and bigotry. Even if we mention the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party, National Coalition Party’s (NCP) Prime Minister Petteri…
Pushback law: A day that will live in infamy, a day when the government attempts to legalize illegality
THE STORY WAS UPDATED The Finnish government announced Tuesday a day that will live in infamy when it introduced to parliament Tuesday the Draft Act on Temporary Measures to Combat Instrumentalised Migration, or the so-called pushback law. In a nutshell, researcher Milka Sormunen sums up in a good essay what the law is all about: legalizing…
Here we go again with the great replacement theory and the government’s zero tolerance of racism
With the Perussuomalaiset (PS) sinking in the polls, it’s clear that the Islamophobic party is pulling as many old tricks out of its racist hat. One of these is the great replacement theory, a white supremacist claim that Europe is white and not diverse Tweets Purra: It is not a conspiracy theory to look at…
The pushback law of the Finnish government will fail and be a farce
A question to Interior Minister Mari Rantanen and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo: Is the main motivation of the pushback law to strengthen the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* policy of zero asylum seekers? Why are asylum seekers coming from Russia such a threat to Finland’s internal security? The fact that a total of 1,271 asylum seekers have come…
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…
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…