The swastika stands out in the middle of the puzzles.
The swastika stands out in the middle of the puzzles. Photo: Reader's photo
– That was a real morning shock. Right away in the first crosswords we made, there are obvious Nazi or racist references. Really strange these days, she says.
For example, she was puzzled by a clear image whose solution word was swastika. The answer to the Hitler hint was Heil.
– One of the hints was KKK, Tuulikki says.
The abbreviation KKK usually evokes the image of a far-right movement promoting white supremacy.
The abbreviation KKK usually evokes the image of a far-right movement promoting white supremacy. Photo: Reader's photo
Tuulikki wonders how Citymarket can sell a product like this in the middle of the aisle in such a prime market spot.
– For example, one of the hints was a cartooned portrait of Adolf Hitler, and the solution was Aatu. This could easily have been replaced with some other hint, like a Finnish name or something like that.
Hitler's image appears in the puzzles t
The swastika stands out in the middle of the puzzles. Photo: Reader's photo
– That was a real morning shock. Right away in the first crosswords we made, there are obvious Nazi or racist references. Really strange these days, she says.
For example, she was puzzled by a clear image whose solution word was swastika. The answer to the Hitler hint was Heil.
– One of the hints was KKK, Tuulikki says.
The abbreviation KKK usually evokes the image of a far-right movement promoting white supremacy.
The abbreviation KKK usually evokes the image of a far-right movement promoting white supremacy. Photo: Reader's photo
Tuulikki wonders how Citymarket can sell a product like this in the middle of the aisle in such a prime market spot.
– For example, one of the hints was a cartooned portrait of Adolf Hitler, and the solution was Aatu. This could easily have been replaced with some other hint, like a Finnish name or something like that.
Hitler's image appears in the puzzles t
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Lindtman's appearance in a Nazi-salute photo and Näkkäläjärvi's cat killing made the news in Germany
'Hitler-salute parties and cat murder – the rough past of Finland’s Social Democrat leaders.'
The German newspaper Bild reported on a photo of Antti Lindtman from his high school days.
The German newspaper Bild reported on a photo of Antti Lindtman from his high school days. Photo: Bild / screenshot
Petteri Tuohinen HS
4.9.2023 10:32
The German newspaper Bild has prominently covered the youthful escapades of the Social Democrats' new leadership.
'Hitler-salute parties and cat murder – the rough past of Finland’s Social Democrat leaders.'
The article talks about Sdp's new chairman Antti Lindtman appearing 23 years ago in a photo where a group of young men poses naked wearing balaclavas and Santa hats. In the photo, two of them are doing a Nazi salute. The photo started circulating online over the summer.
... in the Mammutti Crosswords magazine. Being included as individual history hints doesn’t draw much attention, but in the publication, there were strikingly many hints referring to the time of the National Socialists.
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For example, Hitler’s image appeared in the crosswords four times, and the answers were Aatu, Nazi, and Hitler.
A few other noticeable clues were found as well, such as a dark human figure that resembles an image that had previously appeared on candy wrappers. It was removed from the candy wrapper as inappropriate back in 2008.
In the crossword, the answer to the image is the word race.