On its website, a Finnish, neo-Nazi group published an extensive interview with a Finnish neo-Nazi fight club spokesperson. The fight club has reportedly been operating for barely a year in Finland, but has already produced several cells in various Finnish cities, and the network is growing fast.
In the interview, the representative of the Finnish division went over the history of the network, describing it as having a “militant, aggressive and unapologetic operating model.” He mentioned cooperation with other ultranationalist Finnish groups as well as with groups from abroad, including France, adding that “this summer, our representatives also met fellow French national radicals.” Listing “fanaticism” as a cornerstone of the group, he described “the ideal nationalist activist and member as someone who has embraced National Socialism as their worldview.” The interview provides details.
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