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Finland Civil Unrest

Finland Civil Disorder

This is a general Thread to Discuss civil strife in Finland where protests are causing clashes with authorities.

When riots happen in Finland how are they normally quelled?

Note: There are more specific Threads that detail crime, politics and terrorism for Finland - do search.

Unrest Civil Finland

30k Finns protest govt-planned cuts, nationwide strike grinds country to a halt :

Finnish trade unions have launched a national one-day strike protesting against austerity measures. Some 30,000 people have taken to the streets of Helsinki rallying against the government's plans to aid the economy at the expense of workers. Ref. Source 6k

Finland Civil Unrest History & Civil Business Politics

Rocks, fireworks, KKK outfit: Finland protesters attack bus with refugees (VIDEO):

A bus which delivered refugees, including infants, to a new reception center in the southern Finnish city of Lahti has come under attack. Dozens of protesters gathered, throwing stones and fireworks at refugees and Red Cross volunteers. Ref. Source 3x

Unrest Civil Finland

Refugee crisis: Finland protesters throw fireworks at buses:

Finland's government has condemned a protest in which demonstrators - including one reportedly dressed in a Ku Klux Klan outfit - attacked buses transporting asylum seekers. Ref. Source 8f