2013 Jyväskylä library stabbing

Stabbing attack in Finland April 2026 thumb|300x300px|The Jyväskylä City Library and Civic Center. The Jyväskylä library stabbing took place on 30 January 2013, when members of the Finnish Resistance Movement (Finnish: Suomen vastarintaliike), a branch of the Nordic Resistance Movement, had organized a demonstration in the city of Jyväskylä, Finland, and protesters assaulted three individuals as a group. Sequence of events On 30 January 2013, members of the Nordic Resistance Movement, a far-right white nationalist political party in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Denmark, organized a demonstration within the city of Jyväskylä, Finland. The altercation occurred after a group of young men from the Nordic Resistance Movement who referred to themselves as "patriots" were denied access into a public event within the Jyväskylä Public Library. This said event was a discussion centered on the then recently published book entitled "The Far Right in Finland". The group then proceeded to assault the doorman and two individuals who were accompanying him. All three of the individuals received non-fatal injuries from the attack.http://yle.fi/uutiset/police_both_sides_armed_in_jyvaskyla_stabbing/6476094 Police: Both sides armed in Jyväskylä stabbing Yle Uutiset 2016-06-14 Sources disagree on whether the man at the door was or was not a security guard. According to the Helsinki Times, the police did not arrive on the scene until a second emergency call was placed.http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/5219-several-arrested-following-jyvaeskylae-library-stabbing.html Several arrested following Jyväskylä library stabbing HT Helsinki Times 2016-06-14 One of three co-authors of the book and a member of the Helsinki City Council, Dan Koivulaakso, was present when the incident occurred.http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/9122-suspect-in-jyvaeskylae-library-stabbing-still-at-large.html Suspect in Jyväskylä library stabbing still at large Teivainen Aleksi Helsinki Times 2016-06-14 The police reported that both of the combatants were armed but declined to specify what type of weapons were involved in the incident. Later, in March 2013, a Neo-Nazi was taken into custody in connection with the stabbing. Upon entering his apartment building authorities found a USB stick containing a folder labeled "Jews". It contained about 300 photos and information, mostly regarding Finnish-Jewish teenagers.https://www.timesofisrael.com/finnish-police-find-jew-list-at-neo-nazis-home/ Finnish police find ‘Jew list’ at neo-Nazi’s home The Times of Israel 2016-06-14 Aftermath In March 2015, members of the Nordic Resistance Movement began to organize once again in Jyväskylä, Finland. One protest, in which more than forty individuals attended, resulted in heated clashes with the police. The police arrested thirty-two people including leading members of the Movement and a number of Swedish-speaking Finns and Swedes.http://yle.fi/uutiset/kansallissosialistit_mellakoivat_jyvaskylassa__kymmenia_otettu_kiinni/8197342 Kansallissosialistit mellakoivat Jyväskylässä – kymmeniä otettu kiinni Yle Uutiset 2016-06-14http://yle.fi/uutiset/jyvaskylan_pahoinpitelyn_uhri_uusnatseille_kirjastopuukotuksesta_tuttu/8197958 Jyväskylän pahoinpitelyn uhri uusnatseille kirjastopuukotuksesta tuttu Yle Uutiset 2016-06-14 Later, in August 2015, members of the same organization assaulted three individuals, one of whom was one of the victims of the initial stabbing incident. The police arrested two Swedes: a twenty-five-year-old and a thirty-one-year-old.http://www.finlandtimes.fi/national/2015/08/05/19066/2SwedesremandedonNeoNaziviolencecharges/print national Finland Times www.finlandtimes.fi 2016-06-14 Reactions Finland: Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen condemned the initial attack, stating that she was opposed to all violence against the freedom of speech and assembly.http://yle.fi/uutiset/suspect_remanded_in_2013_jyvaskyla_library_stabbing/7630224 Suspect remanded in 2013 Jyväskylä library stabbing Yle Uutiset 2016-06-14 References 62.2386 N 25.7428 E source:wikidata title Category:2013 crimes in Finland Category:Stabbing attacks in 2013 Category:January 2013 crimes in Europe Category:Stabbing attacks in Finland Category:Neo-Nazism in Finland