The Soldiers of Odin Finland : From a local movement to an international franchise

Year of publication

2019

Authors

Kotonen, Tommi

Abstract

This chapter analyzes the growth of the Soldier of Odin Finland from a local phenomenon to an international movement, exploring the reasons behind both the success of the SOO, and its later decline in Finland as well as internationally. Additionally, the chapter describes the connections of the SOO with the Finnish extreme right and competition they had with other street patrol organizations. It scrutinizes the rhetoric they use and the ideology they share, and analyzes profiles of SOO leaders in Finland. The chapter is based on data drawn from interviews with Soldiers of Odin and other street patrol groups, police and court files, and online observation.

Organizations and authors

University of Jyväskylä

Kotonen Tommi

Publication type

Publication format

Article

Parent publication type

Compilation

Article type

Audience

Scientific

Peer-reviewed

Peer-Reviewed

MINEDU's publication type classification code

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books

Publication channel information

Pages

241-256

ISBN

978-1-138-49380-3

Publication forum

5876

Publication forum level

Open access

Open access in the publisher’s service

Yes

Open access of publication channel

Partially open publication channel

Self-archived

Yes

Other information

Fields of science

Political science

Keywords

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Publication country

United Kingdom

Internationality of the publisher

International

Language

English

International co-publication

Co-publication with a company

DOI

10.4324/9780429485619-15

The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection

Yes