Varisverkosto was part of organizing the Finnish mobilization for Take Concrete Action, a mass action in Gotland against Cementa on August 25th to August 27th. In this text published in Finnish before the action we examine why it is important…
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Interview with Antifascistisk Aksjon (AFA) in Norway
Haastattelu on julkaistu myös suomeksi. Den här intervjun har också publicerats på svenska. The Varis network have been interviewing Scandinavian comrades from different groups during the last year to get a better understanding of the similarities and differences between our…
Posted in In English, Mielipidekirjoitukset Tagged with: AFA, Antifascistisk Aksjon, in english, interview, norja, norway, oslo
(ENG/RUS) The Varis network condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine and encourages resistance to the war / Антифашисткая сеть “Ворона” осуждает вторжение России в Украину и поддерживает противостояние войне
The Varis network condemns the Russian attack on Ukraine started on February 24th 2022 and encourage resistance to the war.During the last days there has been anti-war demonstrations around the world. In Finland tens of thousands of people have taken…
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
Five theses on the Corona virus
Like during any crisis, when hit by an epidemic the society is forced to choose its direction where to go. Do we tighten control or do we try to overcome the crisis by building a more sustainable society based on…
Estonian NSBM band Loits play shows in Finland as invited guests on the Moonsorrow tour in Europe
National socialist black metal (“NSBM”) band Loits, known for their historical revisionism and Estonian nationalism will be the warm-up act for the famous Finnish pagan metal group Moonsorrow on the Finnish leg of their European tour in 2020. In this…
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Analysis of the 612-torch march in 2019: number of participants stagnates, fascism is no longer covered up
Following last years’ tradition, the fascist 612-torch march held on Finnish Independence Day 6.12.2019 gathered some 1000 to 1500 people in Helsinki’s Töölö neighborhood. Once again, all of Finland’s extreme right participated in the march, from the Nordic Resistance Movement…
Posted in In English, Mielipidekirjoitukset Tagged with: 612-mielenosoitus, analysis, demonstration, finland, Helsinki, in english, nordic resistance movement, soldiers of odin, the finns party
Interview: Another year of antifascist action – what has changed during 2019?
Varis-verkosto published in the end of 2018 an analysis, which went through antifascist mobilisations between 2015 and 2018. We published this text in English as a part of an international call to action to come to Helsinki to demonstrate on…
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Four years of antifascist mobilisations – what have we learned from the Independence Day demonstrations of 2015-2018?
This is a translation of a Finnish original published in 26th of December 2018. Four years of antifascist mobilisations – what have we learned from the Independence Day demonstrations of 2015-2018? After the year 2018, the fascist 612 demonstrations that…
Posted in In English, Mielipidekirjoitukset Tagged with: analysis, anti-fascism, blood, counter demonstration, demonstration, far right, finland, Helsinki, in english, independence day, jyväskylä, nordic resistance movement, strategy, Suomen sisu, tactis, tampere, Turku