Socialist Alternative (Finland)

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Socialist Alternative

Sosialistinen vaihtoehto
LeaderCollective leadership
Founded2002
NewspaperSosialistinen vaihtoehto
(Socialist Alternative)
Ideology Marxism
Socialism
Trotskyism
Political position Far-left
International affiliation International Socialist Alternative
Colours Red
Website
sosialistit.org

Socialist Alternative (Finnish : Sosialistinen Vaihtoehto) is the Finnish section of International Socialist Alternative. Founded in 2002, it is active in Helsinki, Turku and Oulu. [1] [2] [3] The name in English is Socialist Alternative, the same as the CWI (now ISA) section in the USA which has attracted some attention in Finland. [4]

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