As a partial response to
CapnSponge, some
Finns have given
Green League of Finland a
nickname "
Watermelon Party" i.e. green cover, red inside. Sure, there are some
leftwing elements in the party -- they even had a former
stalinist as a
party leader until recently -- but also some
libertarian-minded people have sneaked into the party, especially after the
vanguard party of
neo-liberalism (
the Young Finns) was dissolved.
As an anarchist I think I'm disqualified to say anything about their leftyness but to give some idea what they are all about, here's the headlines from their manifesto:
* A limitless material growth is impossible - towards a solid welfare without taxing nature
* The total employment society has run its course - basic income system as a solution
* Inequality grows - let us build a new solidarity
* Losing grip on power - towards a democratic information society
*Problems exceed the capabilities of a nation state - towards a new kind of international co-operation
We may conclude that they are one of the most federalistic element in the European Union and have some progressive views about new organisation of society, work and state. As a relatively new party it may be easier for them to diverge from the prevailing hegemony because they really haven't stabilized their support on ageing people but on the young who have more radical potentiality.