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The first news of the incident was published by [[Interfax]] on 19 February with the commentaries of [[Finnish Anti-Fascist Committee]] chairman [[Johan Bäckman]] and the boy's mother Inga Rantala.<ref>[http://www.interfax.ru/society/news.asp?id=124435&sw=%D0%E0%ED%F2%E0%EB%E0&bd=9&bm=1&by=2010&ed=29&em=3&ey=2010&secid=0&mp=0&p=2 Interfax: Власти Финляндии лишают россиянку и ее мужа права общаться с ребенком] 19.2.2010</ref> After that the event became one of the most debated issues in Russia and Bäckman was a central commentator of the case in Russian media.<ref>[http://www.svobodanews.ru/content/transcript/1981073.html Radio Svoboda: "Robert could forget the Russian language!" Finnish boy was kept in an orphanage because he wanted to Russia?] (in Russian "Роберт должен забыть русский язык!" Финского мальчика держат в приюте за то, что он захотел в Россию?) 11.3.2010</ref><ref>[http://www.gzt.ru/topnews/accidents/-veli-pekka-rantala-priehal-v-moskvu-za-rossiiskim-/295405.html Gazeta: Finnish Veli-Pekka Rantala arrived in Moscow for Russia's citizenship] (in Russian: Финн Вели-Пекка Рантала приехал в Москву за российским гражданством) 12.3.2010</ref> According to [[Kommersant]], Bäckman was the primary source of the incident.<ref name="kom1">[http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?fromsearch=8ad49230-07a2-412b-95f6-5a377c7e9d6f&docsid=1338490 Kommersant: Bronze Boy] (in Russian: Бронзовый мальчик) 22.3.2010</ref> |
The first news of the incident was published by [[Interfax]] on 19 February with the commentaries of [[Finnish Anti-Fascist Committee]] chairman [[Johan Bäckman]] and the boy's mother Inga Rantala.<ref>[http://www.interfax.ru/society/news.asp?id=124435&sw=%D0%E0%ED%F2%E0%EB%E0&bd=9&bm=1&by=2010&ed=29&em=3&ey=2010&secid=0&mp=0&p=2 Interfax: Власти Финляндии лишают россиянку и ее мужа права общаться с ребенком] 19.2.2010</ref> After that the event became one of the most debated issues in Russia and Bäckman was a central commentator of the case in Russian media.<ref>[http://www.svobodanews.ru/content/transcript/1981073.html Radio Svoboda: "Robert could forget the Russian language!" Finnish boy was kept in an orphanage because he wanted to Russia?] (in Russian "Роберт должен забыть русский язык!" Финского мальчика держат в приюте за то, что он захотел в Россию?) 11.3.2010</ref><ref>[http://www.gzt.ru/topnews/accidents/-veli-pekka-rantala-priehal-v-moskvu-za-rossiiskim-/295405.html Gazeta: Finnish Veli-Pekka Rantala arrived in Moscow for Russia's citizenship] (in Russian: Финн Вели-Пекка Рантала приехал в Москву за российским гражданством) 12.3.2010</ref> According to [[Kommersant]], Bäckman was the primary source of the incident.<ref name="kom1">[http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?fromsearch=8ad49230-07a2-412b-95f6-5a377c7e9d6f&docsid=1338490 Kommersant: Bronze Boy] (in Russian: Бронзовый мальчик) 22.3.2010</ref> |
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[[Media of Russia|The Russian media]] has mainly presented the incident by the |
[[Media of Russia|The Russian media]] has mainly presented the incident by the parents' side. Most of information of the case is from the mother as the Finnish authorities refused to give information of this individual case.<ref>[http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/03/rumours_circulate_in_russia_over_custody_case_1535573.html YLE: Rumours Circulate in Russia over Custody Case]</ref> According to Russian media the boy was taken into custody when he revealed that his parents slapt him. In Russia slapping children is still largely considered part of normal discipline.<ref name="yle1"/> Part of the media speculated that the reason was an [[anti-Russian sentiment]] in Finland. Some reported that the father will give up the Finnish citizenship and the family will move to Russia.<ref name="rt" /> According to Kommersant, Bäckman has mostly been the source of these allegations.<ref name="kom1"/> |
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== Incident in the Finnish media == |
== Incident in the Finnish media == |
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Revision as of 06:46, 30 March 2010
Robert Rantala (Russian: Роберт Рантала, b. 2002) is a 7-year-old child with Russian-Finnish dual citizenship who was took by the Finnish social service to a children’s shelter in early 2010. Russian media followed closely the incident for weeks. The boy escaped from school to his parents and Russia's Commissioner for Children Pavel Astakhov visited in Finland.[1][2]
Background
Robert Rantala is a son of the Russian mother Inga Rantala and Finnish father Veli-Pekka Rantala. The Family lives in Turku, Finland. The boy was taken into child custody on 4 February 2010.[3] Robert attended to school but escaped to his family. Russia's Commissioner for Children Pavel Astakhov met Finnish social workers in Finland on 18 March.[2] The result was the boy will stay with his family, but Finnish social workers will make regular visits.
Incident in the Russian media
The first news of the incident was published by Interfax on 19 February with the commentaries of Finnish Anti-Fascist Committee chairman Johan Bäckman and the boy's mother Inga Rantala.[4] After that the event became one of the most debated issues in Russia and Bäckman was a central commentator of the case in Russian media.[5][6] According to Kommersant, Bäckman was the primary source of the incident.[7]
The Russian media has mainly presented the incident by the parents' side. Most of information of the case is from the mother as the Finnish authorities refused to give information of this individual case.[8] According to Russian media the boy was taken into custody when he revealed that his parents slapt him. In Russia slapping children is still largely considered part of normal discipline.[2] Part of the media speculated that the reason was an anti-Russian sentiment in Finland. Some reported that the father will give up the Finnish citizenship and the family will move to Russia.[1] According to Kommersant, Bäckman has mostly been the source of these allegations.[7]
Incident in the Finnish media
The Finnish media has mainly focused on the reactions in Russian media. The incident was a minor news until Pavel Astakhov visited in Finland. According to the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat the incident was probably a part of the Russian internal politics, which was lead from Moscow. The Russian authorities knew the real background of the case, but kept it on the news for weeks. The peak moment occured as Astakhov, a lawyer with KGB training, arrived Turku with dozens of Russian journalists. [3]
According to Finnish social authorities, it is unusual for foreign officials to intervene and that child welfare cases are carefully resolved and not decided on a whim. Authorities cannot violate confidentiality practices to comment publicly on the case.[2] There are over ten thousand child custody cases yearly in Finland.[9]
References
- ^ a b Russia Today: Rantala saga: daring escape of homesick 7-year-old
- ^ a b c d YLE: Russia Intervenes in Finnish-Russian Custody Case
- ^ a b Helsingin Sanomat: Suomalaisarvio: Huostaanottokiista oli Venäjän sisäpolitiikkaa (in Finnish)
- ^ Interfax: Власти Финляндии лишают россиянку и ее мужа права общаться с ребенком 19.2.2010
- ^ Radio Svoboda: "Robert could forget the Russian language!" Finnish boy was kept in an orphanage because he wanted to Russia? (in Russian "Роберт должен забыть русский язык!" Финского мальчика держат в приюте за то, что он захотел в Россию?) 11.3.2010
- ^ Gazeta: Finnish Veli-Pekka Rantala arrived in Moscow for Russia's citizenship (in Russian: Финн Вели-Пекка Рантала приехал в Москву за российским гражданством) 12.3.2010
- ^ a b Kommersant: Bronze Boy (in Russian: Бронзовый мальчик) 22.3.2010
- ^ YLE: Rumours Circulate in Russia over Custody Case
- ^ Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos: Lastensuojelu 2007, jatkuu (in Finnish)