Finns Party Youth ( fi, Perussuomalaiset Nuoret,
Swedish
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: ''Finsk Ungdom'') is the former
youth wing
A youth wing is a subsidiary, autonomous, or independently allied front of a larger organization (usually a political party but occasionally another type of organization) that is formed in order to rally support for that organization from members ...
of the
Finns Party
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The ...
, a political party in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. The youth wing was officially founded in 2006. However,
Finns Party
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The ...
decided to cut ties with Finns Party Youth due to the perceived
ethno nationalist support in the youth wing in 2020. The youth wing went bankrupt in May 2020, due to the cut support. The temporary chair of the
new youth wing is
Jenna Simula, a current MP.
The current chairperson is Asseri Kinnunen, and the secretary general is Toni Saarinen.
Since 2013 the youth wing has published a magazine titled ''Rahvas''.
In the run-up to the 2019 European elections, the youth wing posted a tweet with an image of a dark-skinned couple holding a baby, with text urging people to vote for the Finns Party "if you don’t want Finland’s future to look like this"
In 2020, the Finns Party ousted the youth wing's second vice chair, Toni Jalonen, due to statements he made at a conference in Tallinn, Estonia in which he declared himself an ethnic nationalist, a traditionalist and a fascist.
See also
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Sweden Democratic Youth
Sweden Democrat Youth ( sv, Sverigedemokratisk Ungdom ; SDU) was the youth league of the Swedish political party Sweden Democrats until 12 September 2015.
Background
The youth league was founded in 1993 as an independent youth league to its ...
*
Blue-and-Black Movement
The Blue-and-Black Movement ( fi, Sinimusta Liike, SML, sv, Blåsvarta Rörelsen) is a neo-fascist party in Finland. The party's goal is an independent, vibrant and sovereign Finland, and keeping it as the homeland of Finns.
The party was bor ...
References
External links
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Finns Party Youth official website
Youth wings of political parties in Finland
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