The far-right Perussuomalaiset (PS) party has gained significant traction by capitalizing on anti-immigrant sentiment, particularly targeting vulnerable groups such as Muslims. In addition to their hostility towards migrants and minorities, many PS supporters and politicians hold admiration for autocratic leaders like Donald Trump and view Viktor Orbán’s Hungary as an ideal country to emulate. However,…
Tag: Islamophobia
Say no to Petteri Orpo, Riikka Purra, and the new government in formation. We must fight back!
If migration policy is based on lies, suspicion and racism, it is doomed to fail. The attacks and hostility against the migrant and minority community in Finland intensified. The Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party has assured its supporters that there will be a significant tightening of immigration policies. This comes after reaching an agreement with the Swedish…
Planning to move to Finland? Come at your own peril!
Finland is suffering from a chronic labor shortage in the face of an ever-shrinking labor force and graying of the population. If you want some friendly advice, Finland would be one of the last countries in Europe I’d move to. There are several reasons you should think twice before moving here. One of the main…
Flirting with the PS is like playing with fire that will get you burned
There are two opinions about the far-right Perussuomalaiset (PS)* membership in a future coalition government led by the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus): Let them join so the public will see who they are – a cantankerous and messy jumble of bitter hot air; and others point to giving former President Donald Trump the benefit of…
Elections are over in Finland – media and social media interest in “youth gangs” nosedives
As Migrant Tales correctly predicted, interest in the so-called “youth gang” problem has tanked in the media and social media after the parliamentary election. Twenty-three days after and before the April 2 election, news on the topic by five media outlets (Helsingin Sanomat, Yle, MTV, Iltalehti, and Ilta-Sanomat) plummeted by 54.5% to five stories from…
Nordic region’s lurch to the far right
The problem with xenophobic parties in the Nordic region is that all promote social exclusion and more social exclusion. If the elections in Sweden weren’t a preview of the political path of the Nordic region, the April elections in Finland confirmed it. In both countries, parties that base their support on suspicion of minorities and migrants fared well. Apart…
The PS even discriminates against the deceased
According to Helsingin Sanomat, the Helsinki city council voted to build a Ghusi facility for Muslims at the Malmi cemetery. In the same way, the Finns washed their dead in saunas before burial, and Muslims in Finland will have the same opportunity to show their respect for their deceased. Even if sensible people would have…
Déjà vu: 2011 all over again in 2023?
An election victory by the Perussuomalaiset (PS),* like in the 2011 election, exposes the same ogre populism and xenophobia. The PS could have never dreamed of joining the major leagues of Finnish politics without the help of the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus), the Social Democratic party, and the Center Party. While the latter is true,…
The Finnish media, politicians and the police treat white far-right terrorism differently
THE STORY WAS UPDATED The National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) has remanded in custody a 28-year-old white Finn who used to be a municipal candidate for the Islamophobic Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party but now belongs to the far-right Sinimusta Liike (Blue-and-Black Movement), according to Helsingin Sanomat. The police’s intelligence gathering of the suspect led to a search of…
European Islamophobia Report 2022: Finland
While even the Islamophobic Finns Party (PS) does not object to the arrival oftens of thousands of white Ukrainian refugees to Finland, the treatment of Muslimsis different. Politicians and other public officials continue to see Muslims as a threatto national security. The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) has been the target ofcriticism for its arbitrary and…