Teo Kaarlo Snellman (April 28, 1894 in Tampere – October 14, 1977 in Helsinki) was a Finnish

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, embassy counselor, translator, and vegetarian. From 1940 to 1944, Snellman headed the

Finnish National Socialist Labor Organisation The Finnish National Socialist Labor Organisation ( Finnish: , SKT) was a Finnish Nazi party led by Teo Snellman. The movement that operated during the armistice and the Continuation War was also known as the National Reform Labor Organization (K ...

. Snellman was the grandson of

Johan Vilhelm Snellman Johan Vilhelm Snellman (; 12 May 1806 – 4 July 1881) was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, ennobled in 1866. He was one of the most important 'awakeners' or promoters of Finnish nationalism, alongside Elias Lönnrot ...

. Teo considered his grandfather Johan Vilhelm and

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and

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to be Finland's first National Socialists."Kääntäkää aseenne ihmiskunnan suurinta vihollista, kommunismia vastaan!" (Äärioikeiston pikkupommit ja isänmaallinen paatos) Yle Areena.

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. Teo Snellman's father was Karl Snellman, general manager of the Road and Water Works Institute. Teo Snellman enrolled as a student in 1912 and graduated with a master's degree in philosophy in 1919. In the 1920s and 1930s, Teo Snellman made a career in diplomatic missions in

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, and Sweden. After the so-called Stockholm incident of 1933–1934, Snellman had to resign. He refused to leave Stockholm within the time limit set by the Ministry. Ambassador Rafael Erich accused his subordinates of contributing to an article edited by Margit Millén and defaming the ambassador in two southern Swedish newspapers. The incident attracted attention in both countries and was also discussed in Parliament. Snellman considered himself innocent, blamed Jews for his fate and began writing for the far right in Finland. He became interested in Nazism and co-operated with, among others, the

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. After the end of the

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, due to Nazi connections, he was exiled with some others to the countryside by order of the Minister of the Interior

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. Teo Snellman was a pioneer of healthy eating and vegetarianism in Finland, according to Panu Rajala, "perhaps under the influence of his role model

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". In particular, he supported the Waerland nutrition doctrine created by Are Waerland. Snellman wrote several books on politics, anti-Semitism,

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, and healthy lifestyles. Snellman was married to the painter Elsa Snellman. His son Klaus Snellman was also a diplomat, and served as ambassador to Lima, Manila, and Sofia.''Kuka kukin on (Aikalaiskirja): Who's who in Finland 1978'', p. 920.
Otava. Teo Snellman was the grandfather of Laila Snellman, director of a model agency.

Works

*. I–II. Suomi-seura, 1929 *, 1936 *, 1939 *. 4. rev. p., 1977 *, 1979 *, 1988

References

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