Even if the government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo claims no racism or exclusion of migrants in Finland, the opposite is true. Finland has become an unfriendly , even hostile, country for migrants.
If there is one law that shows such disdain it is the new citizenship test that will come into force in the beginning of 2027.
In a council of state statement, anti-immigration Perussuomaliset (PS)* Interior Minister Mari Rantanen argues in favor of tightening migration laws and the citizenship test.
The government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo turns a blind eye towards the racist policies and politics of the PS. Exaggerating youth crime, media like MTV see the tightening of integrtion laws in a violent light. Migrant Tales.
“We have already tightened the conditions for Finnish citizenship, including the required length of residence, income and integrity,” she said. “By introducing a citizenship test, we will further strengthen the principle that acquiring citizenship calls for successful integration into Finnish society and an understanding of its values.”
While it is important that new citizens understand their rights and how society’s institutions work, Rantanen’s citizenship shows suspicion, whitewashing and hypocrisy. Even if it points out that it is important to know gender and non-discrimination facts, it does nothing to expose the lies of the government on this front.
One clear case exposing hypocrisy is for the candidate to be knowledgeable of basic civil rights and human rights, which Rantanen and the government have watered down. Even if exam tests the candidates knowledge of gender and sexual minority rights, among others, it does not confront the racism in Finnish society towards minorities like Muslims spread by Rantanen’s party.
One of the most eceptionalist parts of the proposed test, in my opinion, is on custom and values.
Even if the candidate must know what are white Finnish customs and values are, there is nothing about how Finland is becoming ever-diverse. Does Rantanen falsely believe that people will eventually throw away their cultural habits and become white?
Does the test say anything about the government defending minority rights like Ramadan?
The new citizenship test and the tightening of citizenship law will further erode Finland’s and the present Finnish government’s credibility.
How can we believe in a government that is discriminating and oppressing minority rights now with citizenship tests that are a reflection of its racism and prejudice?
The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters. Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937)
The quote by the Italian Marxist philosopher, writer and linguist, sheds light on the troubled times we are living in. We can witnes the wrecking ball in the United States, Gaza, and in many troubled regions of the world.
Trump’s National Security Strategy (NSS), which warns Europe of “white civilization erasure” and throws its support to far-right parties, is the best example of how the US is spreading its imperialist intentions.
Even if Finland’s far-right Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party is silent but supports in principle the NSS, the recent racism slanted-eye scandal involving two MPs and an MEP, tells us that racism is the anti-immigration party’s DNA.
An interesting question we can ask is why this particuar racism scandal, which insulted Asians got so much attention? The party normally attacks Muslims and other racialized minorities without any major consequences.
Is it because Asians are considered closer to “white” Finns than say Arabs?
Below, is a shameful picture of the PS politicians who said they “didn’t mean to insult anyone.”
From left to right: Juho Eerola, Kaisa Garedew ja Euroopan parlamentin jäsen Sebastian Tynkkynen. Photo: Facebook.
At a recent parliamentary session Thursday, Finance Minister and PS chairperson Riikka Purra gave a surreal answer when grilled by opposition politicians abour the scandal.
The person below is none other than Perussuomalaiset (PS)* MP Juho Eerola, who infamously said that he liked Italian fascist Benito Mussolini’s economic system because there was full employment. His list of racist rants have accompanied him through his political career. In the latest scandal (see picture below), he apologizes to Asians.
Apart from bein an MP, he used to be speaker of parliament and today chairs the legal committee. He’s even made a video where he is being shoved a dildo up his rectum.
Eerola regrets that his image has been interpreted as racist. Interpreted as racist?! It WAS and IS racist.
“In this context, I would like to say to all people of Asian descent that I apologize if this is how it came across,” he was quoted as saying in Yle. “It was by no means my intention to offend them.”
Juho Eerola didn’t mean to be racist with the picture. He is a good example of the far-right’s aim at destroying the crediblity of Finland’s institutions. Disagree? See what Donald Trump is doing n the US.Yle.
What is surprising is the reaction of the National Coalition Party like MP Pia Kauma, who has had her share of issues with racism, considered the action of MPs like Eerola as “childish and inappropriate.”
“Social media posts are childish and inappropriate,” she said in Ilta-Sanomat. “Members of Parliament are expected to behave in a dignified and respectful manner. Fooling around on social media at the expense of racism certainly does not meet these standards.”
Finland has received a lot of migration from Asia and therefore, the recent racist outburst by MPs of the Perussuomalaiset (PS)*, a member of government, could serve as a welcome ad for Asian migrants. The ad could read: Migrate to Finland. There is no racism and you’ll be treated with respect.
Sarah Dzafce lost her Miss Finland title when she was posted with a racist picture below, stating that she is eating with
Sarah Dzafce eating with a Cheinese person.
Even if the Miss Finland organizers did the right thing, MPs from the PS below started to copy Dzafce’s racist gesture.
From left to right: Juho Eerola, Kaisa Gredew ja Euroopan parlamentin jäsen Sebastian Tynkkynen. Photo: Facebook.
Also, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo welcomed Asians with his usual defeaning silence.
The picture uploaded on Facebook at the Independence Day gala says it all about the far-right Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party: on the left MP Jenna Simula showing off her assaut weapon pin and on the right MP Sara Seppänen doing her cultural appropriation masquerade by impersonating a Saami.
Both MPs pose shamelessly: Simula glorifying a weapon and Seppänen masquerading as a Saami.
The picture tells volumes about the fantasies of the PS.
Why President Alexander Stubb says and finds himself in funny places.
US President Donald Trump’s most recent tirade against Somalis should not only be seen as hostile racism, but show once again how such a social ill us used to seek attention and power. On Thursday we heard about the US’ National Security Strategy, which warns Europe of “white civilization erasure” and throws its support to far-right parties.
The Kremlin came out and gave its full support or the strategy.
Reports the Guardian: “The Kremlin has heaped praise on Donald Trump’s latest national security strategy, calling it an encouraging change of policy that largely aligns with Russian thinking.
While the National Security Strategy offers us a glimpse of the Trump Administration’s racist and colonial mindset, I wonder if it support for nationalist far-right parties includes the Perussuomalaiset (PS)?*
Even if Finland’s far-right party candidate in the US’ National Security Strategy would be the PS, it could also include the National Coalition Party (NCP), which is in government with the PS. Promoting anti-democratic measures would be (top left to right) NCP Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, who is an apologist of Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, NCP Prime Minister Petteri Orpo who has helped racism grow in Finland, PS Finance Minister Riikka Purra, who impoverishes the country and puts the racism icing on it; (bottom left to right) Donald Trump, a racist felon, PS Mari Rantanen who sees migrant monsters under her bed, and NCP Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen, who fuels fear of the Russians.
Write Reija Härkonen on the Facebook posting: “Finland’s ministers of hate are already beginning to resemble their idols. As Independence Day nears, the nation mourns. The significance of this great holiday is shut when the democracy and welfare of the independent country, built by our forefathers, are deliberately and systematically eroded [by them|.“
The PS’ view of US Vice President J.D. Vance’s las year’s speech at the Munich Security Conference was more than supportive and a turning point in US-Europe relations. Vance, who gave his direct support to far-right policiatl groups like AfD of Germany, did not mention the PS. However, PS Minsiter of Finance Riikka Purra praised Vance’s speech.
Jussi Halla-aho, perussuomalaisten ”mestari”, kävi eduskuntatatalon portailla 3.10.2025 näyttämässä, että hänpä uskaltaa, kansanedustajatovereistaan poiketen, astua Gazan lasten hirmuisten puolustajien eteen mielenosoituksessa. Jälkeenpäin hän kirjoitteli tohkeissaan:
Lehtikuva, Vesa Moilanen
”Tuolla porukalla on vielä harjoittelemista, jos he haluavat saada muitakin kuin omaan kuplaansa kuuluvia asiansa taakse”, vihapuhemies huolestuneena huokaisi.
Halla-aholla näyttää nyt olevan presidentinvaaliakin suurempi kampanja meneillään. Hän tahtoo arvostusta. Amerikkalaiseen tyyliin perhe on valjastettu isäpapan mainetta kiillottamaan ja tyttäret julkaisevat ympäri mediaa kehujansa ihanasta isukista. Sitä hän voi hyvinkin olla kasvatettuaan tyttärensä rasistisen politiikkansa ihailijoiksi. On siis saanut heidät omaan kuplaansa ja asiansa taakse.
Natsijohtajienkin lapset kuuluivat maansa herrakansan ehdottomaan eliittiin ja elelivät mukavaa, ylellistä elämää. He näkivät isänsä vain perhettään rakastavina hahmoina, myös kaikkien hirmutekojen jälkeen. Toivotaan, että meillä asiat eivät etene noiden aikojen karmeuksiin. Nyt oman maan köyhiä ja pakolaisia nöyryytetään ja poliittinen eliittimme katselee tyynesti sivusta kansanmurhaa Palestiinassa. Perussuomalaisten ja kokoomuslaisten mielestä tuollaisilla vääräuskoisilla ei välttämättä ole oikeutta elää.
Jussi Halla-aho yritti tapansa mukaan kiemurrella irti vastuustaan kirjoittamalla, että ei ole juurikaan osoittanut ymmärrystä Israelin toimille vaan on ”pohtinut konfliktin masentavaa monimutkaisuutta”. Mielenosoituksen järjestäjän, Global Movement to Gaza -järjestön Suomen maatiimin jäsen Ämäl Salih kommentoikin Helsingin Sanomissa osuvasti: ”Kansanmurhaa ei voi luokitella monimutkaiseksi, ja sitten käyttää sitä tekosyynä olla tekemättä mitään.”
Huvittavaa on se, että Halla-aho vaatii mielenosoittajilta kunnioittavaa käytöstä. Hänen oma nousunsa puhujapönttöön on tapahtunut poliittisen vastapuolen nimittelyllä ja mustamaalaamisella sekä haaveilla vasemmistolaisten naisten – jonkun jopa nimeltä mainiten – joutumisesta raiskausten kohteeksi.
During Thursday’s question time between the government parties and opposition, Green League MP Atte Harjanne spoke highly of Sweden’s success story, which included immigration. The suggestion by Harjanne forced Perussuomalaiset (PS)* chairperson Riikka Purra to let out a demeaning gesture as if stating you cannot seriously claim that Sweden’s immigration policy is a success.
One of the biggest lies of the PS and a way to maintain and feed Finland’s xenophobic atmosphere is Sweden. We have mentioned before that the gang violence in Sweden is unique in Europe. One of the factors behind it is Sweden’s failure and abandonment of migrants and minorities.
Another factor not mentioned is that, thanks to immigration, 600,000 Finns emigrated there after World War 2, Sweden is economically more robust than Finland. Finland is struggling with becoming a gerontocracy, while Sweden has other issues, like dealing with its exclusion of migrants and minorities.
The migrant policy of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government, as well as those of other governments, is in denial and a slap in the face to Finland’s economic growth and well-being.
Thanks to immigration, Sweden’s economic growth is one of the fastest in the OECD and has one of the lowest debt levels. Moreover, there aren’t any issues about labor shortages like in Finland.
Surprisingly, a country that has seen over 1.2 million people emigrate between 1860 and 1999 is so resistant to acknowledging the benefits of migration.
Muistatko Tanja Poutiaisen, joka pukeutui väärennettyyn saamelaispukuun ja aiheutti melkoisen kohun? Jostain oudosta syystä Lapin alueen asukkaat pitävät hyväksyttävänä naamioitua saamelaiseksi.
Yksi näistä henkilöistä on Perussuomaisten kansanedustaja Sara Seppänen. Kysyin saamelaiselta, mitä hän ajatteli Seppäsen tempusta.
Lähde: Facebook
”Ehdottomasti ei saamelainen, ei edes lähelläkään. Hän cosplaytaa väärennettyä identiteettiä puhtaasti poliittisen opportunismin vuoksi.”
Media, pääasiassa tabloidit, ovat hiljaa ja tukevat hiljaisuudellaan halveksuntaa saamelaisia ja muita vähemmistöjä kohtaan.
HUOMAUTUS: PS kansanedustaja Sara Seppänen EI ole saamelainen, parhaimmillaan hän on feikki saamelainen.
Miksi kulttuurinen omiminen on loukkaava ja väärin?
“Kun tarkastelemme sortoa kokevaa kulttuuria, se on usein seurausta kolonialismista, jossa hallitseva ryhmä on ottanut omistukseensa maan ja sen kansan. Kun hallitseva ryhmä jatkaa ei-hallitsevan kulttuurin osien varastamista, se jatkaa kyseisen kulttuurin taloudellista sortoa ja epäedullista asemaa,” ReachOut mukaan.
Kulttuurinen omiminen on myös vallan käytöä.
Saara Seppänen, lakkaa teeskentelemästä olevasi saamelainen, kun et todellakaan ole sitä.
After three decades in uniform and the completion of a doctoral dissertation, former police superintendent Jari Taponen made the decision to leave the force. His departure, he says, followed a growing sense that policing and the society it serves were drifting apart.
“The police have become politicised, and no one wants to admit it,” Taponen said.
Jari Taponen
According to him, the organisation’s claims of political neutrality are at odds with its operational structures. “Performance targets come directly from the government programme. In that sense, the police carry out political will whether they want to or not.”
After his resignation, Taponen founded a company called Prevenza together with Susanna Makaroff. The company focuses on social safety, community resilience and evidence-based crime prevention.
A central source of frustration for Taponen was what he describes as the police organisation’s inability to adapt to societal change. “Preventive work gave me a broader perspective on issues like community strength, integration, and reducing polarization,” he says. “But the organisation did not evolve in that direction.”
The breaking point became even clearer during his doctoral research. As he examined the effects of police actions on crime and public safety, he realised that reliable research data was extremely scarce, despite strong assumptions in public debate.
“It is commonly assumed that police actions have clear and predictable effects. But research shows they are highly context-dependent — and sometimes neutral or even negative.”
For Taponen, this lack of research leaves room for interpretations based on assumptions. “There is little research, and official communication often relies more on impressions than on reality.”
While working in the Helsinki police, Taponen followed recurring claims of rising youth crime and talk of gangs involving young people with immigrant backgrounds. According to him, these narratives do not emerge spontaneously.
