Pekka Siitoin

Timo Pekka Olavi Siitoin(20 May 1944 inVarkaus,Finland – 8 December 2003 inVehmaa,Finland) was a Finnishneo-Nazi,occultistand aSatanist.

He was born inVarkaus,Finland.According to Siitoin, he was born to aGerman military officerandFinnish-Russianwoman, but he was adopted after his birth.^[1]In his youth he studied at theTheatre Academy of Finlandand was a disciple of Finland's best knownclairvoyant,Aino Kassinen[fi].In the 1970s he became a neo-Nazi and founded several organizations. He saw himself as the leader of the Finnish Nazi movement but got at most a few dozen supporters. Siitoin also wrote books and pamphlets aboutpolitics.

In 1977 Siitoin was convicted of inciting thearson of the printing houseKursiiviwhich printed theCommunistnewspaperTiedonantajaand founding an organization forbidden in the1947 Paris Peace Treaty.^[2]He was sentenced to five years and seven months in prison. Siitoin had earlier been fined, while convicted of cruelty to animals and vandalism against theTurku Synagogue.On 4 November 1977 theFinnish Ministry of the Interiorclosed down four of the organizations he had founded, as neo-Fascist and forbidden by the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty.

In 1996, Siitoin ran for the city council of his town ofNaantaliand came within few votes of being elected, being the sixth most popular candidate.^[3]^[4]Siitoin died ofesophageal cancerinVehmaa,Finland.^[5]He was buried in Hakapelto Cemetery in Naantali.^[6]

A documentary film calledSieg Heil Suomihas been made about the Neo-Nazi activities led by Siitoin andVäinö Kuisma.^[7]

Publications

Musta Magia I[Black Magic I] (in Finnish). Turun hengentieteellinen seura. 1974.ISBN 951-99046-7-0.
Musta Magia II[Black Magic II] (in Finnish). Turun hengentieteellinen seura. 1975.ISBN 951-9360-00-X.
Työväenluokan tulevaisuus[Future of the Working Class] (in Finnish). Turun hengentieteellinen seura. 1975.ISBN 951-95271-3-3.
Paholaisen Katekismus[Devil's Catechism] (in Finnish). Kansallis-mytologinen yhdistys. 1977.ISBN 951-9360-17-4.
Laillinen laittomuus Suomessa[Legal Illegality in Finland] (in Finnish). Kansallis-mytologinen yhdistys. 1979.ISBN 951-9360-23-9.
Rotu-oppi[The Race Doctrine] (in Finnish). Kansallis-mytologinen yhdistys. 1983.ISBN 951-9360-28-X.
Demokratia vaiko Fasismi?[Democracy or Fascism] (in Finnish). Kansallis-mytologinen yhdistys. 1984.ISBN 951-9360-03-4.

References

^Mäkilä, Ville (1 September 2018)."Suomessa on lakkautettu järjestöjä viimeksi 1970-luvulla – muistatko vielä surullisen kuuluisan Naantalin uusnatsin?".Turkulainen(in Finnish).Retrieved23 February2021.
^"Pekka Siitoin Was the New Face of Neo-Fascism in Finland [in Finnish]".Finnish Broadcasting Company.4 May 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 6 May 2015.Retrieved24 July2017.
^Turun Sanomat 26.7.1996.
^"Uusnatsi vei pommin kirjapainoon ja sytytti talon palamaan Lauttasaaressa 1977: Taustalta paljastui äärioikeistolainen saatananpalvoja, joka oli aikansa omituisimpia hahmoja".Helsingin Sanomat(in Finnish).
^"The Leader of Finnish Neo-Nazis Pekka Siitoin Dead [in Finnish]".Ilta-Sanomat.13 December 2003. Archived fromthe originalon 24 July 2017.Retrieved24 July2017.
^"VLS - Eri syistä tunnettuja henkilöitä"(in Finnish).
^"Sieg Heil Finland (1994)".IMDb.Retrieved12 February2024.

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[1] Mäkilä, Ville (1 September 2018)."Suomessa on lakkautettu järjestöjä viimeksi 1970-luvulla – muistatko vielä surullisen kuuluisan Naantalin uusnatsin?".Turkulainen(in Finnish).Retrieved23 February2021.

[2] "Pekka Siitoin Was the New Face of Neo-Fascism in Finland [in Finnish]".Finnish Broadcasting Company.4 May 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 6 May 2015.Retrieved24 July2017.

[3] Turun Sanomat 26.7.1996.

[4] "Uusnatsi vei pommin kirjapainoon ja sytytti talon palamaan Lauttasaaressa 1977: Taustalta paljastui äärioikeistolainen saatananpalvoja, joka oli aikansa omituisimpia hahmoja".Helsingin Sanomat(in Finnish).

[5] "The Leader of Finnish Neo-Nazis Pekka Siitoin Dead [in Finnish]".Ilta-Sanomat.13 December 2003. Archived fromthe originalon 24 July 2017.Retrieved24 July2017.

[6] "VLS - Eri syistä tunnettuja henkilöitä"(in Finnish).

[7] "Sieg Heil Finland (1994)".IMDb.Retrieved12 February2024.

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