Blue and White Front

The Blue and White Front (Finnish: Sinivalkoinen Rintama) (formerly Freedom Party – Finland's Future) (Finnish: Vapauspuolue – Suomen tulevaisuus) is an ultranationalist political party in Finland which was founded in 2009.

Blue and White Front
Sinivalkoinen Rintama
Founded4 April 2009
IdeologyAnti-immigration[1]
Ultranationalism
National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Hard Euroscepticism
Political positionFar-right
European affiliationAlliance of European National Movements
ColoursBlue, White    
Parliament
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European Parliament
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Municipalities
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Website
www.vapauspuolue.fi

History

The VP was founded on 4 April 2009.[2] In September 2010, leader of the Finnish People's Blue-Whites in the Turku county council, Olavi Mäenpää, joined the VP, and became the party's first city councillor.[3] In November, Turku city councillor Maarit Rostedt of the National Coalition Party also defected to the VP,[4] as well as former True Finns city councillor Kalevi Satopää in Salo.[5] The party changed its name in 2013.

The party contested its first election in the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election.[2]

Policies

The party calls for a ban on construction of mosques and minarets, removal of beggars from the streets and reduction in foreign aid.[1] It also opposes nuclear power and mandatory teaching of Swedish.[1]

Election results

Parliamentary elections
Election Votes  % Seats +/– Position
2011 4,285 0.1
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 0 Increase 12

References
  1. "Maahanmuuttokriittinen Vapauspuolue puoluerekisteriin". YLE (in Finnish). 20 November 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. "Vapauspuolueen historia lyhyesti" (in Finnish). Freedom Party. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. "Mäenpää vaihtaa Vapauspuolueeseen". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  4. "Turun valtuutettu Maarit Rostedt loikkasi Vapauspuolueeseen". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  5. "Satopää vapauspuolueeseen". Salon Seudun Sanomat (in Finnish). 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  • "Official website". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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