Silence and complacency are some of the reasons why xenophobia and the rise of an anti-immigration party have been possible in Finland. While there are many common citizens and activists in Finland who have been fighting against parties like the Perussuomalaiset (PS)*, chairperson Riikka Purra’s interview on Yle’s Ykkösaamu is a definite reminder that we…
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Anti-Hate Crime Organisation Finland: Who and why we are
Even if the NGO Anti-Hate Crime Organisation (Suomen viharikosvastainen yhdistys ry) was founded on September 8 and registered on October 3 by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH), our association was spreading its first roots on February 23.
Naming and shaming Finland into action
Parties that use racism and xenophobia to attract voters play a dangerous game. It’s like having a rapid dog on a short leash that some are interested to see. What those parties don’t want to know is that the rapid dog can bite back at its supposed owner, and hard.
Hate email to Migrant Tales
Every now and then we get hate email like the one below. We also get kudos from readers. I got the email below on September 4 and thought whether I should publish it or not. The person who sent it is most likely a white European and is a good example that some foreigners can…
Perussuomalaiset hate campaign against foreigners is in full swing
I was asked this week what I think is one of the best ways to tackle racism in Finland. One of the best ways, I responded, is challenging urban tales spread by politicians, the media and public. It’s clear that the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party’s hostility against foreigners with the help of urban tales is…
What would you see if you looked in Jussi Halla-aho’s eyes?
Plans to give the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* a facelift and turn it into a mainstream party took another step in that direction when the new chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformist (ECR) group of the European parliament, MEP Syed Kamall, was satisfied with PS MEP Jussi Halla-aho’s explanation for his conviction for ethnic agitation. What else…
Violent language
Some Finns don’t grasp how violent anti-immigration groups are and the role of institutional racism, which serves and supports such groups. Every lie, distorted and exaggerated fact concocted against migrants and visible minorities is a bullet. These anti-immigration groups and their supporters are, however, big cowards. They often threaten, slander and distort facts anonymously. Some…
Reuters: Analysis: Questions over far-right link in Norwegian attacks
A report that Norway’s bomb and gun rampage may be the work of a far-right militant confronts Europe with the possibility that a new paramilitary threat is emerging, a decade after al Qaeda’s September 11 attacks.
Iltalehti: Ulkomaalainen mies ryöstettiin Vaasassa
Uhri kaadettiin maahan, ja häntä lyötiin ja potkittiin. Afrikkalaissyntyinen 40-vuotias mies ryöstettiin Ristinummella Vaasassa lauantaina klo 15 jälkeen. Miehen luokse oli tullut 5-6 suomalaista noin 20-25-vuotiasta miestä ja ryhtynyt nimittelemään tätä muun muassa neekeriksi. Nimittelyn