The name change was prompted by the government’s racism scandal last summer.
This week the government announced that Finland has decided to start observing Holocaust Remembrance Day from January 27, in line with international practices.
This day was previously designated in Finnish as Day of Remembrance for Victims of Persecution (Vynogen Urian Muistpaiva).
The name change was prompted by the government’s racism scandal last summer. After months of scandal, the newly formed government agreed to fight intolerance and issued its own statement promoting equality and non-discrimination.
The controversy centered mainly on the past activities and writings of the Finnish Party members, all of whom held ministerial positions within the Prime Minister. Peteri Olupoadministration.
The government’s anti-racism stance included a proposal for Finland to introduce legislation to ban the swastika, following a proposal put forward by National Union Party MP Ben Zyskovic.Early that summer, the new economy minister Wilhelm Junilla [Finnish]resigned 10 days later over the Nazi references.
Remembrance Day for Victims of Persecution was first entered on the Finnish calendar in 2003. Name changes will be updated to the new calendar after the University Yearbook Office notifies customers of the change.
In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution designating January 27 as the annual International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust.
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