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Once information is provided in an interaction there is often the need to get further clarification with follow-up probing questions. They not only allow the questioner to garner more precise information but they also ensure that interaction flows more efficiently and is not just a series of unrelated information points. They also allow the questioner to show interest in the information provided in the interaction and allows for more control over the agenda.
A case study from the Second World War when Finnish troops were in the German Waffen SS is used to highlight and practice the use of probing questions to go beyond the initial information provided.
E.5. Reading Look at this before doing the tasks to be found in No.7 in the dropdown menu. After which the Answer Key Pointers and Sources can be used to evaluate your answers to the tasks.
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Töölö, Helsinki 2024 living history
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An incisive examination of the Finnish swastika:
Henriksson, M. (nk.) The Finnish Swastika: Sun Swirl of Happiness, Fertility and Sexuality.http://minnahenriksson.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/finnish-swastika_henriksson_rab-rab.pdf
Mees, B. (2008). The science of the swastika. Central European University Press.
Yle. 5.10.2017. Does Finland need its Swastikas?
Yle. 21.8.2023. Finland considers swastika ban.
Yle. 5.4.2024. Court: Use of swastika flags in demonstration constituted hate speech.
BBC. (17.8.2021). The ancient symbol that was hijacked by evil. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210816-the-ancient-symbol-that-was-hijacked-by-evil
Professor Teivo Teivainen at the University of Helsinki has researched the subject.
Thought provoking:
Tieke, W. (2023). The Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen SS. Pen & Sword.
Kunkeler, N. (2023). Finland and Military Volunteers in the Swedish Fascist Imaginary, 1809-1944. Historical Journal 66(4): 795-817.
Koskinen-Koivisto, E., & Seitsonen, O. (2019). Landscapes of Loss and Destruction. Sami Elders´Childhood Memories of the Second World War. Ethnologia Europeae. 49(1): 24-40.
Ylimaunu, T., et al. (2013). Memory of Barracks: World War II German ‘Little Berlins’ and post-war urbanization in Northern Finnish towns. Scandinavian Journal of History 38(4): 525-548.
Holmila, A., (2009). Finland and the Holocaust: A Reassessment. Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 23(3): 413-440.
Yle. 21.10.2022. St Petersburg court finds Finland guilty of 'genocide' during 1940s Leningrad siege.
Yle. 29.8.2022. Foreign ministry archives reveal Hitler's admiration for Finns.
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