Lapua Movement

Lapua Movement
LeaderVihtori Kosola, Iivari Koivisto, Vihtori Herttua
Dates of operation1929–1932
MotivesOutlawing communism in Finland (initially)
Setting up right-wing dictatorship (later)[1]
IdeologyFascism[2][3][4]
Major actionsAssault, murder, kidnapping, rioting
StatusOutlawed in 1932
SizeAt least 40,000 (1930 est.)[5]

The Lapua Movement (Finnish: Lapuanliike, Swedish: Lapporörelsen) was a radical Finnish nationalist, fascist,[4] pro-German[11] and anti-communist[12] political movement founded in and named after the town of Lapua. Led by Vihtori Kosola,[12] it turned towards far-right politics after its founding and was banned after a failed coup d'etat attempt in 1932.[13] The movement's anti-communist activities continued in the parliamentarian Patriotic People's Movement.

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  8. ^ "Bittra veteraner byggde upp den finska fascismen". 9 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Nationalromantiken spökar i ytterhögerns språkkonflikt". 5 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Finlands svårdefinierade, fascistiska historia". 29 September 2020.
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  13. ^ Levitsky, Steven; Ziblatt, Daniel (2018). How Democracies Die. United States: Crown.[ISBN missing][page needed]