Political violence in Finland (1918–1932) explained

Conflict:Political violence in Finland (1918–1932)
Partof:the interwar period
Place:Finland
Date:15 May 1918 — 6 March 1932
Result:Finnish government victory
Combatant1: Finland
Combatant2:Far-right
Combatant3:Far-left

Finland saw significant political violence from the end of the Finnish civil war until the Mäntsälä rebellion. The Red Guerrilla Battalion of the North under the Communist Party of Finland, would fight Finnish border guards during the Pork mutiny.[2] In 1923, many members of the Socialist Workers' Party of Finland would be arrested.[3] There would be some clashes between Finnish police and the Young Communist League of Finland during protests.[4] The Lapua Movement would find support from the National Coalition Party and the right-wing of the Agrarian League.[5] The Lapua Movement would have a show of power during the Vaasa riot and Peasant March.[6] Onni Happonen, a social-democratic would be arrested and then turned over to a facist mob and would be killed.[7] The Lapua movement would be banned after the Mäntsälä rebellion.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ulla, Aatsinki . 2008 . Tukkiliikkeestä kommunismiin: Lapin työväenliikkeen radikalisoituminen ennen ja jälkeen 1918 . From log movement to communism: The radicalization of the labor movement in Lapland before and after 1918 . Finnish . University of Tampere. 978-9514475740.
  2. Niinistö 2005, s. 232.
  3. Web site: Kallio, Kyösti (1873–1940) . Kallio . Kyösti . 7 June 2000 . kansallisbiografia.fi .
  4. Parkkari, Nestori. Nuoret taistelun tiellä. Suomen vallankumouksellinen nuorisoliike 1900–1944. Helsinki: Kansankulttuuri, 1970. p. 138.
  5. Book: Mühlberger, Detlef . The Social Basis of European Fascist Movements. 1987 . Routledge. 0709935854.
  6. Vares, Vesa & Uola, Mikko & Majander, Mikko: Kansanvalta koetuksella. Sarjassa Suomen eduskunta 100 vuotta, Osa 3. Helsinki: Edita, 2006. ISBN 9513745430.
  7. Web site: Onni Happonen – a Man to Die for Democracy . 2014 . Ahmo School . Lessons for Future . 29 October 2020.