Blue-and-Black Movement Sinimusta Liike | |
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| Abbreviation | SML |
| Chairperson | Tuukka Kuru [fi] |
| Secretary | Terhi Kiemunki [fi] |
| Vice-chair | Tapio Rantanen[1] |
| Founded | 13 January 2021 (2021-01-13) |
| Split from | Finns Party |
| Headquarters | Hämeenlinna[2] |
| Ideology | Neo-fascism Ecofascism[3] Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colours | Black Dark blue |
| Website | |
| sinimustaliike.fi | |
TheBlue-and-Black Movement (Finnish:Sinimusta Liike,abbr. SML[4]) is aneo-fascist registered[5] political party inFinland.
The party was born out of row overethnonationalism in theFinns Party, which led into theFinns Party Youth disintegrating and representatives being expelled from the party. The party's name and colors have been inspired by thefar-rightLapua Movement andPatriotic People's Movement.[6] By April 2022, the party had received the 5,000 signatures needed to register as a political party.[7][8]
TheSupreme Administrative Court of Finland (KHO) previously de-registered the Blue-and-Black Movement as a party on 23 April 2024, after the court found that the party program to beanti-democratic and disrespecting ofhuman rights, and thus contrary to theFinnish Constitution and theEuropean Union's charter on human rights. The party had modified its party program after registration, restoring objectionable content that had previously been removed.[9]
On 14 May 2024, the Blue-and-Black Movement re-applied for the party register,[10] and recollected the necessary 5,000 signatures before May 2025, by which time they needed to gather the signatures.[11]
The Blue-and-Black Movement can be described as aneo-fascist party,[12] the party defines itself also asradical andtraditionalist.[13] According to theHelsingin Sanomatelection compass, the party isleft-wing andnational conservative, which according to chairman Tuukka Kuru is accurate.[14]
According to historian Oula Silvennoinen, who is also known for his work on Finnish co-operation with the Nazis during World War Two, the party is ideologicallyneo-fascist.[15]
The Blue-and-Black Movement in relation to foreign policy, stands for what it describes as "the principle of state independence" andanti-globalism, the party wishes for Finland to exit theEuropean Union and for Finland to strive for neutrality in foreign conflicts that are not vital to Finland's national interests.[16] The Blue-and-Black Movement also wishes for Finland to exit theUnited Nations, and for Finland to leave multinational military alliances, such asNATO.[16]
The Blue-and-Black Movement staunchly positions itself as being opposed toRussia and its foreign policy objectives. They seek for more cooperation with theBaltic countries,Sweden andPoland, instead of commitments to theUnited States in relation to foreign policy.[16] The Blue-and-Black Movement especially wishes to promote closer ties withEstonia, due to sharedBaltic Finnic heritage between Finland and Estonia, this can be seen asPan-Finnicism to an extent.[16] The party is in favour of cooperation withUkraine, in its opposition to the Russian Federation.[17]
The party actively supports thepolitical recognition of theState of Palestine,[18] and is opposed to and condemns European politicians that supportIsrael. The Blue-and-Black Movement claims that Israel is the biggest promoter of migration fromdeveloping countries to theWestern World, and blames Israel for promoting and causingIslamic extremism and various movements such asJihadism to become more popular andradical.[19]
The Blue-and-Black Movement wishes to promote the domesticdefense industry, and the party is in favour ofmilitary conscription for men.[20]
The Blue-and-Black Movement is sympathetic toreligion, especially toChristianity, which it sees as "preventingnihilism stemming frommaterialism and people-centeredness", it states that it respects both the integrity of theOrthodox Church of Finland and theEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The Blue-and-Black Movement also wishes to support the study, interpretation and practice ofFinnic paganism. The party states that it is in favour for the criminalization of circumcisions for religious reasoning, and for the criminalization of ritual slaughter of animals.[21] The Blue-and-Black Movement is also against the building ofmosques andminarets, as the party views them to be foreign religions in public spaces.[21]
The Blue-and-Black Movement is againstbilingualism, and therefore wishes to abandonPakkoruotsi as well.[20] However, minorities such as theFinland Swedes and theSámi would still be able to get services in municipalities where they form a sizable population, even if a minority.[22] They wish to remove the status ofÅland having its official language as only Swedish-speaking. The Blue-and-Black Movement wishes to redirect subsidies fromminority languages, to promoting Finnish language in educational and cultural activities.[22]
The Blue-and-Black Movement wishes to combat thefertility crisis in Finland by promoting families to have children, the party proposes granting a zero-interest loan which gets paid off as the number of children increases.[23] The party also proposes income-tax reductions with more children. The Blue-and-Black Movement opposesartificial insemination and adoption rights for same-sex couples.[23] The Blue-and-Black Movement also wishes to ban the production, distribution and advertising of pornographic material and to limit access toabortions andhormonal contraception.[23] The Blue-and-Black Movement also wishes to limit the need for immigration, the party wishes to not accept humanitarian migrants and to leave international agreements related to migration that they describe as being harmful.[23] The Blue-and-Black Movement also wishes to re-examine permits and citizenships granted since 1990, limit residence permits to a maximum of five years and to introduce a register which monitors the development of the foreign-originated populations.[23]
The Blue-and-Black Movement wishes to abandon the Euro as the currency and instead re-adopt theMarkka.[20] The Blue-and-Black Movement wishes to promote self-sufficiency in relation toenergy and food production, the party also wishes to curbunemployment andpoverty, and wishes to makepart-time employment profitable for citizens.[24] The party supports amixed economy, the party opposes equalization of incomes and centralization of jobs and services around cities.[24] The Blue-and-Black Movement supportstripartism, in which "the government will negotiate together with employers' and workers' unions and organizations in separate strategies for economic and social policy."[24]
The Blue-and-Black Movement supports thepreservation andprotection of the Finnish environment, and seeks measures that aim to influence people'sspending habits as a way to preserve the environment.[25] The party supports the usage ofrenewable energy sources, such aswind turbines and specificallynuclear energy, and sees them as viable in a global economy where sanctions are prevalent againstnationalist governments.[25] The party isenvironmentalist and has been described asecofascist by theFinnish Broadcasting Company,[26] with the party seeking to promote a clean environment for every Finn, with theelectrification of transport and mass-adoption of renewable energy, and opposing consumption on a level that the environment cannot sustain.[20][25]
TheMinistry of Justice considered the party program so radical and anti-democratic it had to be partially rewritten to be accepted for registration. For example, the party wanted an ethnic register of people living in Finland, to outlaw advocating for a non-traditionalfamily, and to reconsider the citizenship of everyone made a citizen after 1990.[27][28] These controversial planks were later re-added to the party program, which has caused the Ministry of Justice to request a court to revoke the Blue-and-Black Movement's status as a registered political party.[29]
The party immediately caused controversy when chairman Tuukka Kuru stated that the SML opposes the visible presence of non-Christian religions and that the interests andgenetics of the Jews are separate and "in total conflict with those of the European native population". The comments were condemned by chairman of theHelsinki Jewish Congregation [fi] Yaron Nadbornik.[30][31]
Some members of theNordic Resistance Movement, a banned terrorist group, are known to be members of the SML, with ex-member electoral candidate Ville Nurmela having been convicted of vandalizing a synagogue inTurku.[32] Eero Molkoselkä, a candidate for the party, had written onX, that “Our racism is the deepest kind. The Jews are one nation which will be deported in blue and black Finland.” The Chairperson of the party, Tuukka Kuru, had written on X in 2020, “Actually, criminalizingJudaism sounds quite good!”, a tweet which he was charged for.[33] Taika Mourujärvi, another candidate for the party, had written on X, that “That is most likely a Jew pretending to be white, in order to spread antiwhite propaganda.”[34]
On 18 June 2024, a 16-year-old neo-nazi tried to kill a 26-year-old man because of his dark skin color. Finnish police later discovered via a house search that the teenager was a supporter of the Movement and had their materials in his bedroom. The teenager was later deemed mentally ill and sent to a psychiatric hospital.[35][36]
Following theOctober 7 attacks, the SML published an article, stating that “Jewish Supremacy is the Common Enemy of All”.[19] The SML published an article celebrating having 88 candidates for election, a reference to theFourteen Words.[37] Werner Toivonen, the speaker of the SML at events, referred toIsrael as a "criminal state" and stated, “There is only one remedy left forZionism, and that is the merciless sword!” Toni Jalonen, a candidate and leading figure of the party, referred to himself as "aNazi" and supported the Malmö unrest in reaction to Israel's 2024Eurovision Song Contest entry on a basis ofaccelerationism.[38]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
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| 2023 | 2,307 | 0.07 | 0 / 200 | New | Extra-parliamentary |