Blue_and_White_Front
Blue and White Front
Political party in Finland
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 | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 4 April 2009 |
| Ideology | Anti-immigration[1] Ultranationalism National conservatism Right-wing populism Hard Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance of European National Movements |
| Colours | Blue, White |
| Parliament | 0 / 200 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 13 |
| Municipalities | 0 / 9,674 |
| Website | |
| www.vapauspuolue.fi | |
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]
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]
Parliamentary elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4,285 | 0.1 | 0 / 200 |
0 |  12 |
- "Maahanmuuttokriittinen Vapauspuolue puoluerekisteriin". YLE (in Finnish). 20 November 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- "Vapauspuolueen historia lyhyesti" (in Finnish). Freedom Party. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- "Mäenpää vaihtaa Vapauspuolueeseen". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- "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.
- "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.
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