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Communist Youth League Of Finland
The Young Communist League of Finland ( fi, Suomen kommunistinen nuorisoliitto, SKNL) was the youth organization of the Communist Party of Finland (SKP) 1925-1936. The organization was clandestine, but had a significant impact in Finnish society. SKNL was a section of the Communist Youth International. History Establishment Prior to the founding of SKNL, the SKP worked through public organizations such as the Socialist Youth League of Finland (banned 1923) and the Socialist Youth League (Finland), Socialist Youth League. An effective underground youth organization was not established while it was still possible to work publicly. Gradually, young members of the SKP began setting up secret party cells of their own.Hakalehto, Ilkka. ''SKP ja sen vaikutus poliittiseen ja ammatilliseen työväenliikkeeseen 1918–1928'' (WSOY 1966), pp. 131–132. In 1923 the Communist Youth International proposed the formation of a communist youth league in Finland. Activity towards the build-up of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist Party Of Finland
The Communist Party of Finland ( fi, Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue, SKP; sv, Finlands Kommunistiska Parti) was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944. The SKP was banned by the state from its founding and did not participate in any elections with its own name. Instead, front organisations were used. In the 1920s the communists took part in the Socialist Workers' Party of Finland (1920–1923) and the Socialist Electoral Organisation of Workers and Smallholders (1924–1930). Both of them were also banned. In 1944, a new front, Finnish People's Democratic League was formed. The SKP controlled these fronts but they always had a prominent minority of non-communist socialists. History Early stages In 1918, the Reds lost the Finnish Civil War. The Social Democratic Party of Finland had supported the losing side, and several of its leaders were exiled in Soviet Russia. Some of these exiles founded the Communist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
