Finnish People's Organisation Suomen Kansan Järjestö | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Arvi Kalsta |
| Founded | 1933; 92 years ago (1933) |
| Dissolved | 1936; 89 years ago (1936) |
| Succeeded by | Organisation of National Socialists |
| Headquarters | Mikonkatu,Helsinki |
| Newspaper | Herää Suomi,Hakkorset,Hakaristi |
| Ideology | Nazism |
| Political position | Far-right |
TheFinnish People's Organisation (Finnish:Suomen Kansan Järjestö,SKJ) (Swedish:Finlands Folkorganisation,FFO) was a bilingual Nazi party founded by Jaeger CaptainArvi Kalsta. Supporters of the movement were also called Kalstaites after the leader. The inaugural meeting of the organization was held in March 1933 and was attended by about 500 members. SKJ published the magazinesHerää Suomi ('Finland Awake'),Hakkorset andHakaristi ('Swastika', editorThorvald Oljemark). In addition to its own magazines, the organization had its own publishing house Vasara. The organization wore a brown uniform like theSturmabteilung of the German Nazi Party, and used the greeting "Finland Awake!"[1][2] Kalsta was in correspondence withHeinrich Himmler and the German Nazis funded the party.[3]
The party received some support among the Swedish-speaking population ofUusimaa. The organization received only 2,733 votes in the1933 Finnish parliamentary election, withJaakko Seise receiving almost quarter of the votes.[4][1][5] However, at its peak SKJ had 20,000 members. Due to Kalsta moving toRovaniemi to run a hotel the party ceased its activities in 1936, but Kalsta resumed his Nazi career in 1940 by founding theOrganisation of National Socialists.[2]
| Date | Votes | Seats | Position | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ± pp | # | ± | |||
| 1933 | 2,103 | 0.19% | + 0.19 | 0 / 200 |  | No seats | 9th |
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