''Magneettimedia'' is a Finnish

free Free may refer to: Concept * Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything * Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism * Emancipate, to procur ...

and

online newspaper An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical. Going online created more opportunities for newspa ...

. It was initially published by retail chain J. Kärkkäinen but currently it is published by Pohjoinen perinne, a society linked with the

Finnish Resistance Movement The Nordic Resistance Movement; Norwegian: nb, Nordiske motstandsbevegelsen, NMB; nn, Nordiske motstandsrørsla NMR; fi, Pohjoismainen Vastarintaliike, PVL; is, Norræna mótstöðuhreyfingin, NMH; da, Den nordiske modstandsbevægelse, ...

.Leppävuori, Anna
Kohuttu Magneettimedia jatkaa ilmestymistään - lehden paperiversio kolahti postilaatikkoihin

Yle Yleisradio Oy (Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founde ...

. April 20, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

Controversies

In 2011 Skepsis ry, a society of Finnish

sceptics Skepticism, also spelled scepticism, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the pe ...

, awarded J. Kärkkäinen a Huuhaa Prize, a prize for promoting

pseudo-science Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or unfalsifiable claim ...

, for publishing ''Magneettimedia''. Skepsis accused ''Magneettimedia'' of promoting

alternative medicine Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability, or evidence from clinical trials. Complementary medicine (CM), complementary and alt ...

and

conspiracy theories A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable.Additional sources: * * * * The term has a nega ...

.Huuhaa-palkinnot
Skepsis. Retrieved January 22, 2017. In October 2013 ''Magneettimedias editor-in-chief Juha Kärkkäinen and the J. Kärkkäinen company were convicted of agitation against an ethnic group. This verdict was given due to

anti-Semitic Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Antis ...

articles on ''Magneettimedia''.Oosi, Riikka
Kärkkäisen tuomio ei yllätä asiantuntijaa
Yle. October 21, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2017. For example, ''Magneettimedia'' has

denied the Holocaust Holocaust denial is an antisemitic conspiracy theory that falsely asserts that the Nazi genocide of Jews, known as the Holocaust, is a myth, fabrication, or exaggeration. Holocaust deniers make one or more of the following false statements: * ...

and accused Jews and

Zionists Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after ''Zion'') is a nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is known in Jew ...

of plotting to rule over the world. After the verdict ''Magneettimedia'' ceased being published in paper formHirvonen, Tuomas
Juutalaiskirjoittelusta tuomittu Magneettimedia lopetetaan - uusi lehti tilalle
Yle. November 4, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2017. but continued as an online newspaper. However, in April 2015 a new paper edition of ''Magneettimedia'' was published. As of 2015, ''Magneettimedia'' did not identify its editor-in-chief, which is illegal under Finnish law."Kansa on kyllästynyt valtamedian vaikenemiseen ja antitotuuksiin"– Nyt puhuu Magneettimedian päätoimittaja
Yle

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Official website
Free newspapers Newspapers published in Finland Publications with year of establishment missing Finnish-language newspapers Neo-Nazism in Finland {{italic title

Controversies

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