Patriotic People's Movement
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Patriotic People's Movement was a Finnish nationalist and anti-communist political party. IKL was the successor of the previously banned Lapua Movement. It existed from 1932 to 1944 and had an ideology similar to its predecessor, except that IKL participated in elections with limited success.
IKL parliamentary group standing in front of the Eduskunta.
IKL leadership receiving a bust of Mussolini from an Italian delegation on 7 June 1933. From left: Italian special envoy Gray, Italian ambassador Tamaro, Vilho Annala, Vihtori Kosola, Bruno Salmiala, Juhana Malkamäki, Eino Tuomivaara
Hitler-Jugend as guests of the IKL in Finland on 7 August 1934.
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 1 and 2 July 1939. Following the elections, the National Progressive Party-led government of Aimo Cajander continued in office. However, he was replaced by Risto Ryti's Progressive-led war government in December 1939.
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Image: Pekka Pennanen (cropped)
Image: Sisäministeri Ernst von Born 30.3.1940 (cropped)