Finnish People First

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Finnish People First

Suomen Kansa Ensin
AbbreviationSKE
ChairpersonRiikka Salmi [fi]
SecretaryAri Lindström
Vice chairpersonKari Sunell
Founded2018 (2018)
Split fromSuomi Ensin [fi]
HeadquartersTampere, Finland
IdeologyFinnish nationalism
Euroscepticism
Anti-immigration
Anti-Islamization
Political positionFar-right
Parliament of Finland
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Website
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Finnish People First campaigning during SuomiAreena

Finnish People First[1] (Finnish: Suomen Kansa Ensin, SKE[2]) is a nationalistic political party in Finland. It was founded in 2018.[3]

History[edit]

Finnish People First originates from the Suomi Ensin [fi] ("Finland First") movement that organized a protest camp in central Helsinki in the Spring of 2017.[4][5] The movement was led by Marco de Wit [fi],[4] a YouTuber from Tampere.[6][4] The movement splintered into numerous competing factions, one of which evolved into Finnish People First,[4] also led by de Wit.[7] It was registered as an association in November 2017.[8] The association had amassed the required 5,000 supporter cards [fi] by October 2018, and was admitted to the party register [fi] in December that year.[4] Soon after, the party descended into internal strife. A party conference was convened to address the issue, but only resulted in furthering the divides. The conference re-elected De Wit as the party chairman, but some members of the party contested the validity of the conference.[9] The Finnish Tingsrätt vindicated the contest and the elections held in an April 2019 conference were validated, Making Riikka Salmi the chairman.[10]

Finnish People First took part in the 2019 parliamentary election. During the campaign the party displayed campaign ads that the police is investigating for criminal content.[11] No candidates were elected.[12]

Ideology[edit]

Finnish People First is extreme nationalist and anti-immigration.[13][4] It opposes Finland's membership in the European Union and the Eurozone, and would return to its former currency, the Finnish markka.[14] The party opposes NATO and what it calls "harmful immigration" and "Islamization".[4] The party has been described as far-right,[15] although the way it describes its position on the left–right political spectrum is ambiguous.[14]

Organization[edit]

The party's chairman is Riikka Salmi. The other members of the board are Ari Lindström, Keijo Juntunen, Matti Loimupalo, Jussi Kallioniemi, Nina Toivonen, and Niko Tapionkaski.[16]

Election results[edit]

Parliamentary elections[edit]

Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Ref
2019 2,366 0.1 (#17)
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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Extra-parliamentary parties band together ahead of April elections". Yle News. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Friday's papers: Independence Day ball and demonstrations". Yle News. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ Tikkala, Hannu; Tolkki, Kristiina (3 April 2019). "'Hävittäjähankinnat peruttava, 1 200 euron perustulo kaikille, opintolainat nollattava' – tätä kaikkea pienpuolueet lupaavat äänestäjille". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Paakkanen, Mikko (11 December 2018). "Suomeen rekisteröitiin uusi maahanmuuttovastainen puolue". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Suomeen syntyi uusi puolue – tunnetaan Rautatientorin tempauksesta". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. ^ Eklund, Ville (11 December 2018). "Uusi Suomen Kansa Ensin -puolue nousi puoluerekisteriin – 18 puolueesta ainoa, jolla ei ole ruotsinkielistä nimeä". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Suomi ensin -liikkeen keulahahmo Marco de Wit aikoo rekisteröidä yhdistyksensä puolueeksi eduskuntavaaleihin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ^ "PRH Yhdistysnetti". Yhdistysrekisteri (in Finnish). Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. ^ Pekkonen, Sanna (20 January 2019). "Vasta perustetussa Suomen Kansa Ensin -puolueessa kytee jo erimielisyyksiä: Osa uskoo, ettei puolue edes pääse vaaleihin – 'Mikään ei voi estää meitä'". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Kuinka sabotaasi torjutaan?". Fennomania 2.0. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Poliisi epäilee rikosta Suomen kansa ensin -puolueen kampanjoinnissa – toinen epäillyistä puolueen puheenjohtaja Marco de Wit". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). STT. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Party results". Information and Result Service. Ministry of Justice. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  13. ^ Huusko, Markku (3 May 2015). "'Suomen pitää luopua eurosta ja ottaa käyttöön oma valuutta' - Vaalit lähestyvät, näin ehdokkaiden vastaukset vaihtelevat EU-vaalikoneessa". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Kansallismielinen Suomen Kansa Ensin puoluerekisteriin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). STT. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Vasemmistoliiton Markus Mustajärvi puolustaa puheenvuoroaan äärioikeiston mielenosoittajille". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). STT. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Puoluehallitus" (in Finnish). Suomen Kansa Ensin. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

External links[edit]

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