National Socialists of Finland
National Socialists of Finland Suomen Kansallissosialistit | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Yrjö Raikas |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Dissolved | 1944 |
| Newspaper | Kansallissosialisti |
| Youth wing | SKS Youth |
| Women's wing | SKS Women |
| Ideology | Nazism Fascist corporatism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Party flag | |
The National Socialists of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Kansallissosialistit, SKS) was a Finnish Nazi party operating in 1941–1944, led by Yrjö Raikas. The party's newspaper was the daily Kansallissosialisti (National Socialist) that was funded by Petter Forsström.
SKS's registered associations – the General National Socialist Association and the National Socialist Support Association – were dissolved under Article 21 of the ceasefire agreement between Finland and the Soviet Union on September 23, 1944, immediately on the same day that the agreement was approved and entered into force.
SKS had local chapters in Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Hämeenlinna, Jyväskylä, Rauma, Salo, Tikkakoski and Vaasa. Helsinki had multiple chapter. The women's organization SKS Women was founded in March 1942 and the youth organization SKS Youth in October.