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Mon, 07 Dec, 2015 12:20:05 AM FTimes-Xinhua STT Report, Dec 7  Police fenced off two groups of precisionists in Helsinki on Independence Day on Sunday. Photo Lehtikuva. Dozens of anarchists were detained in Helsinki on Sunday, when the country celebrated its 98th Independence Day, local media reported.
Two confronting demonstrations were held in the Töölö district, central west Helsinki, by a group of nationalists gathering at the Töölö Square and their opponents in Hesperia Park, which is only a block away.
One of the demonstrations held at the Narinkkatori Square in Helsinki called for the country to split from the European Union and reinstatement of the former Finnish currency markka while chanting slogans against the police and the government.
The police detained over 30 people during the procession which involved the organisation 612.fi and another counter demonstration in the Töölö neighbourhood of Helsinki.
According to the police director of communications, the apprehended persons were from the march which opposed the torchlight procession.
Police used paralyzing air guns to control the protesters. Photo Lehtikuva. Police guarded the crossroads and managed to separate the two groups.
“Nationalism is just fascist,” said one of the banners held by a score of demonstrators gathering at the Hesperia Park.
The protestors tried to break through the cordon, but were dispersed by the police. The national broadcaster Yle said air guns were used to prevent vandalism.
The regional Finnish language newspaper Lännen Media said about 200 protestors from the two groups participated in the demonstrations.
Also on Sunday, Helsinki saw a number of other rallies against immigration and globalisation. “Out of the EU”, “Close borders”, and “Independent Finland 2015” were some of the slogans.
The Helsinki Police Department announced earlier that they would respond to “all cases of public disorder with a very low threshold,” reported the Finnish language daily Helsingin Sanomat.
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