Five members of the far-right group were arrested by police in early December on suspicion of terrorist offences. One suspect has since been released from pre-trial detention. A group of young men clad in bomber jackets and combat boots have been a familiar sight around the town of Kankaanpää in southwest Finland for many years. The gang have also been known to openly display racist insignia, such as t-shirts with the text “White Pride”. Earlier this month, Satakunta District Court remanded five men, all aged between 23 and 26 years old and believed to be members of the group, on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack. A subsequent Yle investigation has revealed an extensive list of crimes committed by members of the group, with interviewees reporting that the gang were known to harass, intimidate and even violently attack people in the town over the course of the past few years. (…) Four of the group’s members remain in pre-trial detention on suspicion of making preparations for a terror attack. A fifth member was released from police custody on 10 December, with law enforcement officials saying they saw no probable cause to suspect that he might commit a crime. Police said they believe the suspects follow a far-right ideology influenced by accelerationist ideas.
via yle: Yle investigation: Kankaanpää neo-Nazi gang had history of intimidation, harassment, assaults