Leader Olavi Mäenpää Political position Far-right | Founded 4 April 2009 International affiliation None | |
Ideology Finnish nationalism
National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Anti-immigration European affiliation Alliance of European National Movements | ||
The Blue and White Front (Finnish: Sinivalkoinen Rintama) (formerly Freedom Party – Finland's Future) (Finnish: Vapauspuolue – Suomen tulevaisuus) is a nationalist political party in Finland which was founded in 2009.
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History
The VP was founded on 4 April 2009. 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. In November, Turku city councillor Maarit Rostedt of the National Coalition Party also defected to the VP, as well as former True Finns city councillor Kalevi Satopää in Salo. The party changed its name in 2013.
The party contested its first election in the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011.
Policies
The party calls for a ban on construction of mosques and minarets, removal of beggars from the streets and reduction in foreign aid. It also opposes nuclear power and mandatory teaching of Swedish.