Finland - 2012
Sport: Racism, racist violence and hate speech in sporting venues (and reporting and policing thereof)?
- Code:
- RED124
- Key Area:
- Public Life, Culture, Sport & Media
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
Yes, sporadic incidents are reported. |
| Qualitative Info |
The Disciplinary Board of the Football Association of Finland fined a football team 200 euro for events that took place on 7.6.2011. During the match, supporters of the home team, Ilves-Kissat, shouted racist remarks to the team members of TUTO with African backgrounds. During matches, the home team's community service officers are responsible for security, but they did not intervene in the events.
In another incident, in TPS - FC Lahti match on 23.10.2010, the Disciplinary Board of the Football Association of Finland fined FC Lahti 500 euro for racist shouts made by the team's supporters. The FC Lahti supporters had made monkey-chants whenever the TPS team member with a foreign background had possession of the ball.
The Disciplinary Board of the Football Association of Finland banned Gert Remmel, the coach of HIFK soccer team, from participating in four matches for events that took place on 9.5.2009 during a HIFK - PK Keski-Uusimaa match. Mr Remmel had referred to a member of the opposite team with an African background as a 'monkey'. The case was later taken by Mr Remmel to the Sports Justice Committee, which upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Board. |
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| External Url | http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=189170 / http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=176285 / http://www.urheiluoikeudenyhdistys.fi/oikeusturvalautakunta/2009_paatokset/15_2009_remmel_peli-ja_toimitsi/ |
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