White Terror in Finland

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White Terror in Finland refers to the wave of political violence, executions, and repression carried out by victorious White forces and their supporters against suspected Reds and leftists in the aftermath of the Finnish Civil War in 1918.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
mass violence
political repression campaign
aftermath long-term political polarization in Finland
strengthening of conservative forces in Finland
characterizedBy class-based violence
extra-judicial killings
harsh prison conditions
political revenge
country Finland
estimatedNumberOfDeaths thousands
follows Finnish Civil War NERFINISHED
hasCause victory of the White forces in the Finnish Civil War
hasEffect suppression of the Finnish left
trauma in Finnish working-class communities
hasPart bans on left-wing organizations
censorship of socialist press
concentration camps for Reds
confiscation of property
dismissals from public office
mass executions
political imprisonment
summary executions
historicalPeriod early 20th century
languageOfTerm English
location Finland NERFINISHED
mainParticipants White forces in Finland NERFINISHED
opposedTo Finnish socialist movement NERFINISHED
Red side in the Finnish Civil War NERFINISHED
perpetrator Finnish government-aligned forces
White Guard NERFINISHED
local White militias
politicalAlignment anti-communist
anti-socialist
relatedTo Finnish Civil War NERFINISHED
Red Terror in Finland NERFINISHED
White movement in Finland NERFINISHED
significantPlace Dragsvik prison camp NERFINISHED
Helsinki NERFINISHED
Hennala prison camp NERFINISHED
Lahti NERFINISHED
Suinula NERFINISHED
Tammisaari prison camp NERFINISHED
Tampere NERFINISHED
Viipuri NERFINISHED
startTime 1918
temporalContext aftermath of the Finnish Civil War
victim leftists
members of the Finnish labour movement
suspected Reds
suspected supporters of the Red side

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Finnish Civil War
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