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Lapua Movement
Leader
Vihtori Kosola, Iivari Koivisto, Vihtori Herttua
Dates of operation
1929–1932
Motives
Outlawing communism in Finland (initially)
Setting up right-wing dictatorship (later)[1]
Ideology
Fascism[2][3][4]
Finnish nationalism
Anti-communism
Authoritarian conservatism
Major actions
Assault, murder, kidnapping, rioting
Status
Outlawed in 1932
Size
At least 40,000 (1930 est.)[5]
Succeeded by Patriotic People's Movement
The Lapua Movement (Finnish: Lapuanliike, Swedish: Lapporörelsen) was a radical Finnish nationalist, fascist,[4] pro-German[11] and anti-communist[12] political movement founded in and named after the town of Lapua. Led by Vihtori Kosola,[12] it turned towards far-right politics after its founding and was banned after a failed coup d'etat attempt in 1932.[13] The movement's anti-communist activities continued in the parliamentarian Patriotic People's Movement.
^Ylikangas, Heikki: Käännekohdat Suomen historiassa: pohdiskeluja kehityslinjoista ja niiden muutoksista uudella ajalla. Helsinki: WSOY, 1986. ISBN 9510137456.[page needed]
^Mühlberger, Detlef (1987). The Social Basis of European Fascist Movements. Routledge. ISBN 0709935854.
^Matthew Feldman (2004). Fascism: The 'fascist epoch'. Taylor & Francis. p. 171. ISBN 978-0415290197.
^ ab[6][7][8][9][10]
^Siltala, Juha (1985). Lapuan liike ja kyyditykset 1930. Otava. ISBN 978-9511087168.[page needed]
^"När Finland var fem före att bli fascistiskt – högerradikala skjutsade den liberala president Ståhlberg till gränsen".
^"Lapporörelsen ville kuva vänstern med våld och terror".
^"Bittra veteraner byggde upp den finska fascismen". 9 November 2018.
^"Nationalromantiken spökar i ytterhögerns språkkonflikt". 5 March 2021.
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