Atlas Saarikoski Explained

Atlas Saarikoski
Birth Name:	Akuliina Saarikoski, until 2011
Birth Place:	Hyrylä
Nationality:	Finnish
Occupation:	Journalist
Years Active:	2000–present
Known For:	Civil rights activism

Atlas Saarikoski (born Akuliina Saarikoski, 1982)^[1] is a Finnish social activist, journalist and anarchist.

Career

Saarikoski has been involved in various civil rights movements, and has taken part in debates on immigration, animal rights, anarchism, feminism and sexual politics.^{[2] [3]} Saarikoski has written for the Green left Voima newspaper.^[4] She is the editor-in-chief of the feminist magazine Tulva.^{[5] [6]}

Viewpoints

Saarikoski has criticized the citizens' initiative, and argued that gay marriage is a bad political goal. She has argued that gay marriage is shaping into an endpoint for gay rights. She has stated that marriage is based on heteronormativity and norms concerning the nuclear family in addition to strengthening gender-based power relations, and marriage can not be taken apart from the history of racial hygiene and chastity.^[7] Saarikoski has also criticized FEMEN for its anti-Islamic stance.^[8] Saarikoski supports separate physical education classes for boys and girls in Finland.^[9] She is a pacifist.^[10]

See also

• Seta (organization)
• Anarchism and issues related to love and sex

Further reading

• Atlas Saarikoski . En tahdo 2013 . Peruste – Yhteiskunnallinen Aikakauslehti . 3, Perhe . 30–32 . Vasemmistofoorumi . Finnish . 2013 .
• Web site: Atlas Saarikoski. Maski on seksiä. Finnish. Voima. 9 September 2009.
• Web site: Heli Koivuniemi. Nykyfeministi: Suomesta on tullut konservatiivinen ja jännittynyt. Finnish. Helsingin Uutiset. 4 November 2012.
• Web site: Atlas Saarikoski. Queer Jihad!. Finnish. KEPA. 2 September 2008. 25 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20110124075025/http://www.kepa.fi/kumppani/arkisto/2008_9/6621. 24 January 2011. dead. dmy-all.

External links

• Atlas Saarikoski's Uusi Suomi Puheenvuoro blog
• Punakynä blog

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlas Saarikoski kaipaa lisää kapinahenkeä. Finnish. Marjaana. Varmavuori. Helsingin Uutiset. 7 March 2012. 27 June 2016. 10 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310004856/http://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/artikkeli/97469-atlas-saarikoski-kaipaa-lisaa-kapinahenkea. dead.
2. Web site: Akuliina Saarikoski on seuraava Anne Moilanen. Finnish. 28 May 2009. Vihreä Lanka. 25 June 2016.
3. Web site: Akuliina Saarikoski . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320231541/http://www.city.fi/artikkeli/Akuliina%2BSaarikoski/3124/ . Finnish . 20 March 2012 . 2009 . . 25 June 2016 . dead .
4. Web site: Homojen hommissa: Maria Seppälä – Voima. Finnish. Voima. 27 June 2016. 27 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827203159/http://uusi.voima.fi/blog/arkisto-voima/homojen-hommissa-maria-seppala/. dead.
5. Web site: Atlaksen harteilla. Finnish. Helsingin Sanomat. 27 June 2016.
6. Web site: Atlas Saarikoski feministilehti Tulvan vt. päätoimittajaksi. Finnish. Helsingin Sanomat. 27 June 2016.
7. Web site: Atlas Saarikoski teilaa Tahdon2013 -kampanjan. Finnish. 30 September 2013. Kansan Uutiset. 27 June 2016.
8. Web site: Tissit tanassa barrikadeille – mistä nakumielenosoituksissa on kyse?. Finnish. 15 December 2012. Me Naiset. 28 June 2016.
9. Web site: Homottelu on vain huumoria, Atlas Saarikoski!. Finnish. www.valomerkki.fi. 25 June 2016.
10. Web site: Rukous ei auta. Finnish. 25 November 2010. 28 June 2016. Turun ylioppilaslehti.