Kohti Vapautta!

Kohti Vapautta!
Foundation2019
Dates of operation2019 (2019)–present (present)
CountryFinland
MotivesCreation of a Neo-Nazi Finland
Immediate stop to mass immigration
Repatriation of non-Finnish descended people
Self-sufficiency
Withdrawal from the European Union and the United Nations.[1]
Ideology
Political positionFar-right
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Websitekohtivapautta.com (defunct)

Kohti Vapautta! (transl. Towards Freedom![2]) is a Finnish neo-Nazi organization.[3] It was founded in 2019, and was named after traditional Independence Day rallies.[4] According to the Finnish government, the group is the Finnish branch of the Nordic Resistance Movement, which has been banned by the Pirkanmaa District Court.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Usein kysytyt kysymykset – Kohti Vapautta!". kohtivapautta.com (in Finnish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ^ Bjørgo, Tore; Ravndal, Jacob Aasland (2020). "Why the Nordic Resistance Movement Restrains Its Use of Violence". Perspectives on Terrorism. 14 (6): 37–48. ISSN 2334-3745. JSTOR 26964724.
  3. ^ "Tietoa meistä – Kohti Vapautta!". kohtivapautta.com (in Finnish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Towards Freedom! – Kohti Vapautta!". kohtivapautta.com (in Finnish). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Uusnatsien yhdistys kokoontui Tampereen pääkirjasto Metsossa – KRP selvittää, jatkaako Pohjoismainen vastarintaliike toimintaansa uusilla nimillä". www.aamulehti.fi (in Finnish). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ^ "White House Releases National Strategy for Counterterrorism". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. ^ Owen, Tess (16 October 2019). "House Democrats Just Demanded These Neo-Nazi Groups Be Prosecuted as International Terrorists". Vice. Retrieved 25 October 2019.