People's Temperance League
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People's Temperance League (in Finnish
: Kansan Raittiusliitto, KRL), is a temperance
organization
formerly linked to the Finnish People's Democratic League
(SKDL). In the 1970s KRL was taken over by the orthodox pro-USSR-wing of the Communist Party of Finland
. Thus SKDL and SKP launched a new temperance organization, the People's Democratic Temperance League
(Kansandemokraattinen raittiusliitto). The KRL was founded in 1948 as Center of People's Temperance Work (Kansan Raittiustyön Keskus, KaRaKe). The name was changed in 1956.
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
: Kansan Raittiusliitto, KRL), is a temperance
Temperance movement
A temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...
organization
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
formerly linked to the Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic Party...
(SKDL). In the 1970s KRL was taken over by the orthodox pro-USSR-wing of the Communist Party of Finland
Communist Party of Finland
The Communist Party of Finland was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944.SKP did not participate in any elections with its own name. Instead, front organisations were used...
. Thus SKDL and SKP launched a new temperance organization, the People's Democratic Temperance League
People's Democratic Temperance League
People's Democratic Temperance League was a temperance organization linked to the Finnish People's Democratic League . KDRL was founded in the 1970s as the previous temperance movement attached to SKDL, the People's Temperance League was taken over by the so called Taistoists, the orthodox...
(Kansandemokraattinen raittiusliitto). The KRL was founded in 1948 as Center of People's Temperance Work (Kansan Raittiustyön Keskus, KaRaKe). The name was changed in 1956.