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…
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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…
Facebook (Timo Vornanen, the Finnish MP who shot his gun in public): Oops!
Finland lives in collective amnesia about its ultranationalistic, xenophobic disposition. The post earlier this month shows Vornanen’s loathing of the Greens and of migrants. Rosa Meriläinen is a Green politician and writer. For obvious reasons, the former policeman is on sick leave for two weeks. The shooting incident not only exposes the lies of the…
Like a toxic addiction, Finland’s Interior Minister Rantanen cannot kick the habit of her conspiracy theories
The “great replacement” theory, in simple terms, states that welcoming immigration policies —particularly those impacting non-white immigrants — are part of a plot designed to undermine or“replace” the political power and culture of white people living in Western countries. National Immigration Forum One long-range plan of the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party has had is to keep…
PS MP and policeman suspected of aggravated assault and firing a gun in Helsinki
A Perussuomalaset (PS)* MPS “was involved in an incident in Helsinki Friday night”, reports Helsingin Sanomat. PS MP Timo Vornanen is suspected of aggravated assault and carrying a firearm, according to Seiska. Vornanen was partying with some PS MPs who have not been named except for MP Sanna Attikainen. Vornanen is a former policeman. The…
A nail in the coffin of the Finnish government’s anti-racism statement. Surprised? Not.
Perussuomalaiset (PS)* Justice Minister Leena Meri’s decision to disband a ministerial committee on racism, hate crime, and hate speech exposed and killed the government’s anti-racism statement for what it was: a piece of paper. It’s clear that the government wasn’t and isn’t serious about doing anything to tackle the social ll. The elephant in the…
The government does not have a credible anti-racism plan because it doesn’t want to
The recommendations made by the EU Commission in 2019 to the Finnish government to tackle hate crime and racism are facing an uphill battle. Justice Minister Leena Meri of the Islamophobic Perussuomalaiset (PS)* disbanded a ministerial committee in February based on 20 European Commission recommendations given to Finland to tackle racism and intolerance, according to…
Minister Wille Rydman and the Finnish government laugh at the vulnerable
If there is one matter that describes PM Petteri Orpo’s government to the tee, it is it cruelty to the most vulnerable sectors of society and migrants. The personification of antipathy and hostility is none other than Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman, a former member of the National Coalition Party who became after a…
A letter to Interior Minister Mari Rantanen
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…
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…