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The picture of a shirtless man celebrating shirtless with a Finnish flag, holding a can of beer, is one of the scariest pictures I’ve seen in Finland. It’s scary because we all know the deadly mix: alcohol and nationalism.
The picture below was taken when Finland won an ice hockey world championship match against Sweden in 2011.* Racialized people who turned up to celebrate were met by racist stares, even insults.
Surprisingly, Helsingin Sanomat still uses this picture, but for some, like me, what’s behind the person is scary.
Would you like to cross paths with this person? Source: Ilta-Sanomat
* We incorrectly stated that the picture above was taken after a 2016 match against Russia. The picture was taken in 2011 after Finland beat Sweden in the final world championship match. Thank you Niklas for pointing this out.