Teemu Keskisarja

Keskisarja is known for his use of attention-grabbing, at times provocative language.^[10]

In a lecture attended by President Sauli Niinistö in 2018, Keskisarja described the events of the Finnish Civil War prison camps as a "genocide" and stated that "the Reds also died for liberty", in reference to sympathisers of the victorious Whites who often call the civil war the "War of Liberation" or "War of Independence".^[11]

While answering an audience question during a lecture in 2020, Keskisarja noted, citing Kustaa H. J. Vilkuna [fi], that 20,000–30,000 young Finns (around 5% of Finland's population at the time) were captured into slavery in Russia during the Great Wrath, and said that "in that sense, too, it is quite laughable to sob that Finland has some sort of debt to African negros for the colonialism of France and England and Germany". Previously, in a 2017 interview for Helsingin Sanomat, he had claimed that he would rather harvest rubber in the Congo Free State than make tar in historical Kainuu.^[10]

While studying the history of bestiality in Finland in the 17th and 18th centuries, Keskisarja found that mentions of homosexuality were extremely rare while bestiality was a major issue for authorities of the time. Keskisarja suggests that there may have been fewer homosexuals in the 18th century because sexuality is also shaped by an era's living conditions and culture. He states that humans and animals were not necessarily considered very different, living in similar conditions during winters, and that "A good steed or a milking cow were financially more valuable than a farmhand. Perhaps our ancestors didn't view animals as lesser creatures."^[12]

In August 2025, Keskisarja caused a controversy with his statements critical of immigrants, stating that "immigrants are turning Finland into a developing country, a pigsty and a massacre".^[13]

• Teemu Keskisarja Parliament of Finland