{"id":1273467,"date":"2022-02-05T10:17:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T15:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1273467"},"modified":"2022-02-05T10:17:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T15:17:38","slug":"freedom-goes-global-finland-anti-lockdown-convoy-hits-helsinki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-goes-global-finland-anti-lockdown-convoy-hits-helsinki\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Goes GLOBAL: Finland Anti-Lockdown Convoy Hits Helsinki"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238188341-e1644059510789-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Canada\u2019s Freedom Convoy movement has officially gone global after vehicles streamed into the centre of Finland\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Helsinki saw dozens of motor vehicles clog its streets on Friday evening, sparked by the nation\u2019s lockdown rules, as well as the rising cost of fuel in the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Police initially tried to stifle the protest before it occurred, implementing a ban on heavy goods vehicles \u2014 a class which includes a wide variety of trucks \u2014 without a permit from the city centre.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/yle.fi\/news\/3-12302166\">report<\/a> from Finnish public broadcaster Yle&nbsp;Uutiset, this <a href=\"https:\/\/yle.fi\/news\/3-12303909\">did not stop<\/a> the protest from going ahead, with dozens of vehicles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/02\/04\/protests-highlight-finnish-frustrations-at-ongoing-covid-restrictions\">including<\/a> motor homes, cars, vans, and at least <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Empress_Moo\/status\/1489735895729291268\">one<\/a> mobile sauna, streaming into the city centre for the demonstration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Un convoi et des manifestants se rassemblent devant le Parlement de Finlande \u00e0 Helsinki ce soir pour protester contre les restrictions, le prix \u00e9lev\u00e9 du carburant et pour demander la d\u00e9mission du gouvernement. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ConvoyFinland2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ConvoyFinland2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Manifs5fevrier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Manifs5fevrier<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZUF4XKM5CV\">pic.twitter.com\/ZUF4XKM5CV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anonyme Citoyen (@AnonymeCitoyen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnonymeCitoyen\/status\/1489728316231794697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Videos of the event shared on social media also showed anti-lockdown protesters demonstrating on foot, waving Finnish flags and cheering while the sound of drums can be heard in the background.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fi\" dir=\"ltr\">T\u00e4ss\u00e4 toinenkin ote iltak\u00e4velylt\u00e4. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ConvoyFinland2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ConvoyFinland2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BH4mz2vu5d\">pic.twitter.com\/BH4mz2vu5d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eija-Riitta Korhola (@ER_Korhola) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ER_Korhola\/status\/1489695628477272064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While initially warning that disruptions for the event could last up to six days, Yle Uutiset has <a href=\"https:\/\/yle.fi\/news\/3-12303909\">claimed<\/a> that the Finnish police broke up the protest, detaining around 55 people and towing a number of vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcaster also reports, however, that the Freedom Convoy succeeded in blocking the&nbsp;Mannerheimintie \u2014 an important street that leads into Finland\u2019s capital \u2014 for a number of hours.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018Freedom!\u2019 Dutch Truckers Join Canadians in Convoying Against Lockdown Measures<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ydCe0efss8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ydCe0efss8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1487832986137497600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Finland\u2019s protest on Friday was not the first time the Freedom Convoy hit Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Truckers \u2014 as well as a wide variety of other motorists \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/30\/freedom-dutch-truckers-join-canadians-in-convoying-against-lockdown-measures\/\">gathered<\/a> in the Netherlands last week to protest their nation\u2019s COVID lockdown rules.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of vehicles formed a convoy in the Dutch city of&nbsp;Leeuwarden, with motorists calling for an end to lockdown measures aimed at curbing the Chinese Coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to ride as long as I can, because I\u2019m tired of all the measures,\u201d one anti-lockdown protester is reported to have said. \u201cFreedom, that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about, freedom!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ottawa Expects Surge of Trucker Convoy Protestors This Weekend<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P0lbM5coyU\">https:\/\/t.co\/P0lbM5coyU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1489644924622438401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, back in Canada where the Freedom Convoy movement started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2022\/02\/04\/kraychik-fact-fiction-ground-canada-freedom-convoy\/\">thousands<\/a> of people have once again taken to the Ottowa Streets to protest vaccine mandates in Trudeau\u2019s federal state, despite temperatures of around -20 Celsius, or about -4\u00baF.<\/p>\n<p>However, further steps have been taken against the rallying truckers, with far-left crowdfunding platform&nbsp;GoFundMe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2022\/02\/04\/highway-robbery-gofundme-to-redirect-10m-canadian-trucker-fund-to-verified-charities\/\">announcing<\/a> that it is going to \u201credirect\u201d donations intended to support the movement to \u201cverified\u201d charities that are not necessarily related to the protests.<\/p>\n<p>The left-wing platform reportedly made the decision over alleged \u201cpolice reports of violence and other unlawful activity\u201d regarding the ongoing demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>Such reports have not always resulted in similar actions from the platform, however, with the company previously allowing users to solicit donations for violent BLM-supporting felons who assaulted law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s Freedom Convoy movement has officially gone 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