Labor Organisation of Brothers-in-Arms

The Labor Organisation of Brothers-in-Arms (Aseveljien Työjärjestö, AT) was a Finnish nazi party operating from 1942, led by Arvi Nuorimo and JE Tuominen.[1]

Labor Organisation of Brothers-in-Arms
Aseveljien Työjärjestö
LeaderArvi Nuorimo, JE Tuominen
Founded1942
Merger ofUnited Front and Nuorimoites
Ideology
Political positionFar-right

History

The party was found when the "United Front"-party led by Tuominen merged with the supporters of the nazi leader Nuorimo. The party was most active and popular in Tampere. Considerable amount of workers of the aircraft manufacturing company Valtion lentokonetehdas were party members. The party was funded by consul Sylvester Mank.

The party leadership visited Germany in 1942 as guests of the Nazi leadership. The press agency Deutsches Nachrichtenbüro reported about the event and the Danish nazi magazine Fædrelandet (1939-1945) interviewed Nuorimo.[1]

Party program

The party program that was influenced by both NSDAP and Finnish Nazi parties. A peculiarity of the program of the AT was emphasis on agrarianism and rights and wellbeing of farmers, wanting to allow "Only those who are farming the land or using it for a similar useful purpose" to own land.[2]

References
  1. Henrik Ekberg (1991). Führerns trogna följeslagare. Den finländska nazismen 1932–1944. Schildts. p. 122–123, 177, 181, 250. ISBN 951-50-0522-1.
  2. Puolueohjelma 1942 (Pohtiva – poliittisten ohjelmien tietovaranto)

The party program (in Finnish)

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