Earlier this year, the Danish anti-fascist collective Redox turned 15 years old. The Varis network reached out for an interview about their work and the recent state of politics in Denmark. Hello, and congratulations to your 15th anniversary as a…
Category: In English
Redox – 15 years of investigating the far-right in Denmark
Posted in Haastattelu, In English, Uutiset Tagged with: Denmark, Journalism, nordic resistance movement, nrm, redox, research, solidaarisuus
The long relationship between the Finns Party and the far-right in Southwest Finland
In this article Varis Turku will showcase the connections between the Finns Party (Perussuomalaiset) and the far-right in Turku and Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi, Finland Proper). The article can be read as a local example of how the Finns Party has…
Finnish NMR activist Samuli Matilainen accused of murdering another member – pleaded insanity in court
[Suomeksi / På Svenska] The pan-Nordic neo-Nazi organization Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) was outlawed in Finland in October 2020 and further shaken two months later when a love triangle involving their members resulted in murder. Samuli Matilainen, an activist in…
Posted in In English, Uutiset Tagged with: genocide wolves, in english, misogyny, murder, nazi music, nmr, nordic resistance movement, riihimäki, salla silvennoinen, samuli matilainen, toni hakulinen
Nordic Resistance Movement banned in Finland – the history of the court case and what the Nazis are doing now
The pan-Nordic national socialist organization Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) have been banned in Finland by the Supreme Court, but the Nazis are continuing their activities under new names. In this article we will present an overview of the legal process…
Posted in In English Tagged with: ban, court, fascism, finland, kohti vapautta, national socialism, nmr, nordic resistance movement, nrm, pvl
Justice for Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez!
This is in remembrance of three Kurdish women who fought against fascism. They were murdered in Paris on this day 8 years ago. On January 9th 2013 a Turkish man with links to the Turkish security service shot three Kurdish…
Posted in In English, Mielipidekirjoitukset Tagged with: antifascism, Democratic Confederalism, feminism, Kurdish Women’s Movement, Kurdistan, pkk
The influencers of Finnish NS music, part 1: Sami Haavisto of Northern Brotherhood and Horror Shop
This article is part of a series about Finland’s national socialist music scene. We offer now an English version of the text due to several requests. The English version has been amended slightly from the original to give some basic…
Posted in In English, Uutiset Tagged with: apocalyptic rites, goatmoon, horror shop, kiuas, nazi music, norrhem, nsbm, RAC, sami haavisto, Sarastus, sielunvihollinen, steelfest, white death
The influencers of the Finnish NS music scene, part 6: Henri Hirvonen of Circle of Dawn and Apocalyptic Rites.
This article is part of a series about Finland’s national socialist music scene. We offer now an English version of the text due to several requests. The English version has been amended slightly from the original to give some basic…
Posted in In English, Uutiset Tagged with: apocalyptic rites, artra oy, circle of dawn, hell spirit, henri hirvonen, juha kaarna kettunen, kuopio, Mikko Aspa, nazi music, nsbm, RAC, wakboth
The influencers of the Finnish NS music scene part 2: Joakim Kuotesaho of Goatmoon and Stormheit.
Joakim “Stormheit” Kuotesaho lives in Metsäkylä, Ylöjärvi with his family and is one of the key influencers of the Finnish NS music scene. In an earlier article published by the Varis network, his surname was announced as “Soldehed”, a name…
Posted in In English, Uutiset Tagged with: anal blasphemy, Asgardsrei fest, aurinkopyörä, der sturmer, Drowning the Light, furore finnum, goatmoon, Heretic Underground, hot shower, jaakko lähde, jarkko hirtolahti, joakim kuotesaho, Mikko Aspa, molestor kadotus, mooncitadel, nordic resistance movement, nsbm, RAC, Ravintola Alem, Soldehed, steelfest, stormheit, the pagan front, veriyhteys, Ylöjärven Ryhti, ylöjärvi
The influencers of the Finnish NS music scene, part 4: Sami Tenetz of KVLT Shop
The record shop by the name KVLT Shop was established in Punavuori, Helsinki in 2010. The shop is a part of KVLT Limited Oy, a company owned by black metal musician Sami Juhani Tenetz and Tuomas Karhumäki (owner of the…
Posted in In English, Uutiset Tagged with: goatmoon, KVLT, KVLT Shop, no sign of life, nsbm, RAC, sami tenetz, tenetz
Anti-fascist summary of the year 2019 in Finland
From an anti-fascist point of view, the year 2019 was surprisingly different compared to the years 2015-2018, when time after time, anti-fascists were forced to respond to the demonstrations of the extreme right with counter-demonstrations and other actions. During the…
Posted in In English, Mielipidekirjoitukset