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Vaasa riot
The Vaasa riot took place on 4 June 1930 in Vaasa, Finland, when members of the far-right, anti-communist, fascist Lapua Movement violently attacked communist supporters and bystanders at a courthouse in Vaasa. Police did not intervene in the attack.
While there were no fatalities or serious injuries during the attack outside the courthouse, members of the Lapua Movement kidnapped Asser Salo, a Finnish member of Parliament, who they later violently beat before releasing.
In the aftermath of the riot, the Finnish government blamed the attack on social democrats and ethnic Swedes, passed several anti-communist laws, and met with leadership of the Lapua Movement. The Vaasa riot signaled the defeat of moderate elements in the Lapua Movement, who were widely believed to stand for non-violence and the rule of law. As more radical elements gained control over the Lapua Movement, it began to focus more on acts of violence and political terror in the following months.
The Lapua Movement was a far-right, anti-communist, and fascist movement founded by Vihtori Kosola in 1929. The movement was dissatisfied by the Finnish government and political center's tolerance of social democrats and communists after the 1918 Finnish Civil War.
On 15 March 1930, at the second National Assembly of the Lapua Movement, the moderate wing tried to curb the radicals.[clarification needed] At the end of the assembly, The Suomen Lukko was established, which called for opposition to communism through legal means. However, the association's activities could not contain the movement's radical followers from Ostrobothnia.
On 28 March, a group of radical Lapua supporters destroyed the printing press in Vassa of the left-wing Työn Ääni newspaper. Sensing no public backlash after the attacks, the radicals soon took public credit for it. Vihtori Kosola, who had not been one of the planners of the attack, but now set out to support it, became the figurehead of the movement. In the background, there was a struggle between the moderates, mainly from Helsinki, and the radicals.
Seventy-two men stated that they had attacked the Työn Ääni office and five men took responsibility for destroying the presses. In the organ of the Lapuan Movement, Activist, 650 men signed their support for the act. In a message published by Kosola, the Lapua Movement proudly stated it was behind the Työn Ääni attack.
Asser Salo, a lawyer and Communist member of Parliament, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Työn Ääni for damages against the Lapua Movement and some of its members. The initial court date set for the trial was 7 May 7.
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Vaasa riot
The Vaasa riot took place on 4 June 1930 in Vaasa, Finland, when members of the far-right, anti-communist, fascist Lapua Movement violently attacked communist supporters and bystanders at a courthouse in Vaasa. Police did not intervene in the attack.
While there were no fatalities or serious injuries during the attack outside the courthouse, members of the Lapua Movement kidnapped Asser Salo, a Finnish member of Parliament, who they later violently beat before releasing.
In the aftermath of the riot, the Finnish government blamed the attack on social democrats and ethnic Swedes, passed several anti-communist laws, and met with leadership of the Lapua Movement. The Vaasa riot signaled the defeat of moderate elements in the Lapua Movement, who were widely believed to stand for non-violence and the rule of law. As more radical elements gained control over the Lapua Movement, it began to focus more on acts of violence and political terror in the following months.
The Lapua Movement was a far-right, anti-communist, and fascist movement founded by Vihtori Kosola in 1929. The movement was dissatisfied by the Finnish government and political center's tolerance of social democrats and communists after the 1918 Finnish Civil War.
On 15 March 1930, at the second National Assembly of the Lapua Movement, the moderate wing tried to curb the radicals.[clarification needed] At the end of the assembly, The Suomen Lukko was established, which called for opposition to communism through legal means. However, the association's activities could not contain the movement's radical followers from Ostrobothnia.
On 28 March, a group of radical Lapua supporters destroyed the printing press in Vassa of the left-wing Työn Ääni newspaper. Sensing no public backlash after the attacks, the radicals soon took public credit for it. Vihtori Kosola, who had not been one of the planners of the attack, but now set out to support it, became the figurehead of the movement. In the background, there was a struggle between the moderates, mainly from Helsinki, and the radicals.
Seventy-two men stated that they had attacked the Työn Ääni office and five men took responsibility for destroying the presses. In the organ of the Lapuan Movement, Activist, 650 men signed their support for the act. In a message published by Kosola, the Lapua Movement proudly stated it was behind the Työn Ääni attack.
Asser Salo, a lawyer and Communist member of Parliament, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Työn Ääni for damages against the Lapua Movement and some of its members. The initial court date set for the trial was 7 May 7.