Loldiers of Odin

'''Loldiers of Odin''' are a [[Finland|Finnish]] activist group who dress as clowns, parodying the anti-immigration [[Soldiers of Odin]]. The group first appeared on the streets in [[Tampere]] in January 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/loldiers-of-odin-finland-1.3410837|title=Finnish clowns mock anti-immigrant patrols by surrounding them in song|date=21 January 2016|publisher=}}</ref> dancing and singing alongside a silent march by the Soldiers of Odin.<ref name="yle"/>

== Issues == In January 2016, two members were arrested for disrupting a torchlit "Close the Borders" anti-immigration parade.<ref name="yle">{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/two_loldiers_of_odin_clowns_arrested_in_tampere_during_anti-immigrant_parade/8620086|title=Two Loldiers of Odin clowns arrested in Tampere during anti-immigrant parade|work=Yle Uutiset|date=23 January 2016 }}</ref> Two of the members have been convicted of petty crime: they have been sentenced to fines for committing nonviolent crimes such as disobedience against police, squats and an unlawful threat against a politician.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aamulehti.fi/kotimaa/analyysi-nain-loldiers-klovnit-pyorittavat-mediaa-osalla-on-lievaa-rikostaustaa/|title=Analyysi: Näin Loldiers-klovnit pyörittävät mediaa – osalla on lievää rikostaustaa|trans-title=Analysis: This Is How Loldiers Clowns Control the Media Attention|date=5 February 2016|publisher=Aamulehti|language=Finnish|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308235555/http://www.aamulehti.fi/kotimaa/analyysi-nain-loldiers-klovnit-pyorittavat-mediaa-osalla-on-lievaa-rikostaustaa/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also== * [[Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army]]

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[[Category:Clown organizations]] [[Category:Finnish human rights activists]] [[Category:Immigrant rights activism]]