Johan Beckmann about juvenile justice in Finland

Finnish human rights defender Johan Beckmann, who is a doctor of public and political science, is well known not only in his homeland. In many countries he is known as a publicist, scholar, publisher, specializing in criminology, sociology of law, political history.

This representative of the "Finnish Anti-Fascist Committee" devoted a lot of his publications to our country.

Biographical information

Johan Beckmann, whose biography closely intertwines with Russia, comes from a family of Swedes residing in Finland. The date of his birth is 18.05.1971.

Since 1997, he worked for two years in the capital of Estonia. Later often visited St. Petersburg, this allowed him to organize in the Northern Capital since 2000 the publishing center Johan Beckman Institute, which produces military history books.

Since 2006, Johan Beckmann, whose photo can now be found on the pages of many journalistic publications, became a doctor of political science. He obtained his degree from the University of Helsinki. In his work he uncovered the topic of Russian and Estonian organized crime.

For some time Beckman gave lectures to students of the University in the city of Turku, and in recent years is engaged in teaching activities in Joensuu and Helsinki. Topics of his lectures are criminology, sociology of law, political history.

In Helsinki University, Johan Beckmann is an assistant professor of sociology of law, in Joensuu is an assistant professor of criminology.

About works of Beckmann

In 2007, Beckman's book on the murder of A. Politkovskaya was published in Finland. In the Russian version of this work, he suggests that the organizers of the murder of Politkovskaya belong to the political forces that make various efforts to discredit the Russian president.

Johan Bekman devoted a number of works to the Finnish-Russian relations, he studied in detail the military history of Finland.

Estonia learned about Beckman after the publication of a work devoted to the controversy about the famous monument, which is called the Bronze Soldier. The author touched upon the historical stage of this republic during the forties of the last century, considered the facts of cooperation between Estonians and Finns with German Nazis.

History always leaves an imprint to date, Johan Beckman knows this well. The human rights activist in this book examined in detail the issue of the activities of the republican leadership concerning the movement of the monument.

A lot of information in the book is devoted to the Holocaust problem in the territory of Estonia. According to the author, this republic can not become a fully independent state.

The reaction to the book about the Bronze Soldier

Many Estonian statesmen appreciated this work very critically. In particular, the deputy of the Riigikogu Velliste, this book was recognized as an element of the information war unleashed against this Baltic state.

Extremely negative statements about the book sounded about the book from the mouth of the police commissioner for security Andreas Kahara.

In connection with the publication of this book, Johan Beckmann received several threats of anonymous character.

In an open letter addressed to the rector of the University in Helsinki, some Estonian and Finnish public figures condemned the book, recognizing it as "a hostile propaganda directed against Estonia and its people."

Johan Beckmann, "On Juvenile Justice in Finland"

In this article, the author expressed bewilderment at the fact that in Finland it is possible to withdraw a child from the family, referring only to suspicions. These suspicions can be written to the social service, and only one person can decide to withdraw the child. The case usually does not reach the court.

Often female social workers are feminists. In the future, the child is given a foster family or in a private orphanage.

In connection with the allocation of good money by the state for the maintenance of children, it is possible to obtain a good income. Given the inviolability of private ownership, it is almost impossible to verify such a children's home.

The Finnish Ministry of Health has prepared recommendations in which Russians and Africans are portrayed as terrible parents who beat their children. In this regard, a Russian mother can be removed for any minor reason.

For example, the desire to leave with a child in the Russian Federation, can serve as a basis for its withdrawal.

Beckman expresses extreme surprise at the fact that the clergy of the Protestant church in Finland can bless a homosexual marriage.

Johan Beckmann: "Finland without a mask"

In this opus the author expresses a curious idea: many Finnish officials have confidence that during 2015-2025 the Russian state will collapse. As a result, in their opinion, some significant territories should become Finnish.

They believe that Russia is a developing country, an "economically underdeveloped parasitic state," in which all incoming foreign investments are plundered by greedy leaders.

The leading "specialists" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland characterize Russians as "lazy, greedy, dodgy liars" incapable of leading activities and taking responsibility.

In the opinion of these officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the only positive development of events in Russia is its complete disintegration.

Attitude towards Russians

In the Finnish media, the Russians appear only in a negative way. Inhabitants of Finland of Russian women consider as prostitutes, and men - thieves and bandits.

Finnish entrepreneurs invest in the development of the Karelian territories in the firm belief that these territories will be returned.

Leading Finnish politicians have expressed a desire to carry out ethnic cleansing in the Karelian lands, the Russians, in their view, are subject to eviction.

The Finnish Foreign Ministry has a plan for complete ethnic cleansing in Karelia. Land property and all real estate are described, documents are prepared for its transfer to the ownership of the Finns. At the same time, it is planned to hire servants from the Russian population for a small fee.

About Beckmann's observations

The author of the article regrets that the Russians have formed for themselves an excessively positive image about politics and the inhabitants of Finland. By Soviet propaganda this country has always been portrayed as benevolent.

Living in Finland in the nineties well remember the growing anti-Russian hysteria.

The Finnish revanchists have to hide their moods, they know that Russians can not be threatened openly.

Johan Beckmann writes in his work that he conducted scientific research during the nineties. For the conversation, he chose not only ordinary Finns, but also officials, diplomats.

He was amazed at the open ridicule, contempt and hatred for Russia and the Russians. Even from respectable Finnish politicians and officials, he had to hear feedback about their Russian colleagues, as greedy criminals and deceivers.

Representatives of the elite openly talked about the possibility of the collapse of the Russian statehood and the return of Karelian lands to Finland.

The position of officials

On the part of the Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg, an instruction was given to the Finns to forbid the mention of Russian revanchist themes in conversations. All the Russian organizations required this, that is, the issue of the return of the Karelian lands was strictly forbidden.

The information received by Beckmann about Finland's plans for using the Russian population as a cheap servant is of interest.

There is information that in 2015 Finland will need 200 thousand foreign workers for low-paid work in the service sector. It is this amount of population that lives on the territory that the Finns intend to return.

Given the lower level of education, according to Finnish revanchists, Russian workers will be paid much less.

About the Russian leader

Johan Beckmann about Putin speaks only positively, considering him the most influential politician on Earth.

Beckman recalls an article almost ten years ago in one of the leading Finnish newspapers, where regret was expressed about the lack of voting rights among the Finns in the company for the election of the Russian president. At the same time the newspaper expressed the idea that the Russian president has much more influence on the lives of Finnish citizens than the president of Finland.

This proves that even at that time Putin had an influence that exceeded the Russian borders.

In today's world, the role of Russia and its president as a whole on the world arena has significantly increased. In particular, recent events have shown that, in terms of authority, Russia and Putin were topped by the UN, which did not manage to do anything to solve the problem in Syria. The Russian president managed to make real steps in this direction.

For example, he almost succeeded in preventing the US troops and NATO from attacking Syria and preventing a possible unleashing of a world war.

Statements about Putin

Beckman's interest in Putin is due to the fact that, although most Western politicians manage to only play a presidential role, Putin manages to remain himself.

According to Beckman, other presidents can only be actors, or even just robots.

It often seems that the French president or the prime minister of Great Britain lead a life completely different from the role that they have to fulfill.
Obama had recently become an actor, but for his role he uses a mask. She helps him hide the real politics, which is much more rigid.

The viewer can clearly see that Putin manages to behave quite naturally. He has a natural smile, laughter, he can easily joke. It happens in him spontaneously, without pre-planned preparations, like any person in a good mood.