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Central Council of Jewish Communities in Finland lodges complaint over police handling of pro-Palestinian protests outside Jewish Community Centre in Helsinki

According to the complaint, since November 2024, protesters have regularly gathered in the immediate vicinity of the Centre, targeting Jewish children and community members with offensive, contemptuous and distressing messages, often shouted from only 30 to 40 metres away.

Finland to criminalise Holocaust denial

Suggesting that the Holocaust did not happen will become a punishable offence, with the penalty ranging from a fine to two years' imprisonment.

Finnish Minister of Finance: “It’s our duty to protect Jewish life in Finland and ensure that the dark chapters of the 1930s and 1940s...

Minister of Finance Riikka Purra gave the Government’s address to a memorial ceremony for Jews handed over to Nazi Germany by Finland during the Shoah.

Finnish government presents report about the rise of antisemitism in the country

Only eight per cent of those who had experienced antisemitism had reported their case to the police or a supervisory authority in Finland.

Finnish Government renames the 27th of January conmemoration to IHRD

The Chancellery of the Finnish State Council decided that starting from January 27, 2024, Finland will switch to commemorate the IHRD, in accordance with international practice.

Finland moves to criminalize Holocaust denial

The governing coalition’s parties agreed on the content of a statement submitted to the Finnish parliament that calls for “non-discrimination in Finnish society” and for new legislation to work towards that goal.
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