In the face of the far right in government, the only thing that Prime Minister Petteri Orpo can parrot is that we have a good government program. The recent MEP election revealed how little credibility Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government has. The Perussuomalaiset (PS)*, suffered a stinging blow. The National Coalition Party (NCP) was spared…
Tag: xenophobia
Riikka Purra and the PS are desperate for “news”
Migrant Tales has published many stories exposing how parties like the Perussuomlaiset (PS)* use migrant crime to attract support and votes. Finance Minister and PS Chairperson Riikka Purra jumped the gun Thursday by blaming a terrible stabbing in Oulu on “youth gangs.” “Youth gangs” is code for black and brown youths. Masters at making storms…
The Perussuomalaiset’s political Stalingrad
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…
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…
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, the facilitator of Finland’s hard right who concocts political mirages and lies
One of the matters that has amazed me about National Coalition Party Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is his alternative truth about non-existent the threat of the hard right in Finland. Despite the racism and far right scandals that have eaten away at his government’s credibility, Orpo actually believes that parties will change if you go…
The government’s anti-racism program stops racism on paper
The Finnish government has called for comment on its proposed six-million-euro action program against racism by June 10th. The program’s development began last year when then President Sauli Niinistö was questioned at an international press conference about racist remarks made by ministers in the Petteri Orpo government. Announced in May, the program calls for anti-racist…
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…
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…
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…
The tailspin of the Finnish economy – it’s the immigration, stupid!
The growth of Finland’s economy in the past fifteen years has been disappointing with our indebtedness growing at an alarming rate totaling today about 75% of GDP, according to Yle. If we were to point to the elephant in the Finnish room, it’s clear that our rapidly aging population and too few immigrants are the…