National Union Council

The National Union Council was an Umbrella organization of neo-Nazi groups founded in 1994 by Väinö Kuisma and Pekka Siitoin in Vehmaa, Finland. National Union Council was the subject of a documentary called Sieg Heil Suomi.

Ideology

The KLN was explicitly a neo-Nazi organization, as were all the member groups. The KLN also blended Nazism and occultism, Siitoin being a notorious satanist, Kuisma adhering to Finnish neopaganism and Union of Aryan Blood holding esoteric blood ceremonies.

Organizations

Member organizations of the KLN included National [Democratic Party |National Democratic Party] led by Pekka Siitoin, Aryan Germanic Brotherhood led by Väinö Kuisma, Union of Aryan Blood led by Kristian Arje and Finnish National Front led by Kai Aalto. The organization used the Kalevalaic "hands of the runesingers" as its symbol.

Elections

In 1996, Siitoin ran for the city council of Naantali with the slogan "Elect Siitoin the Nazi to the council" and was the fifth most popular candidate, but was not elected due to the D'Hondt method as he was running on his own list. Aryan Germanic Brotherhood also managed to get an elected official to the city council of Hartola.