Report from Lapland: "Now we understand you!"

When Dafa practitioners arrived at Rovaniemi Airport in Lapland, the Chinese Embassy staff who were waiting for the head of the “610 Office” became very nervous. They told Finnish police many lies about Falun Gong and Falun Gong practitioners. When the practitioners applied to the police for extension of the permission to appeal at the airport, the Finnish police who did not know the truth of Falun Gong denied the application.

The following day, several practitioners went to the police station to explain the facts and reapply for permission to appeal at the airport. After arriving at the police station, practitioners asked them whether they have heard anything about Falun Gong. The police said: “We have never heard of it before, but our colleagues on duty told us that you are easy to get along with. And we have looked through the materials they brought back. From the TV news, we know why you are here.” Since he was not in a position to make a decision, he asked us to come over the following morning because he had to report the matter to his superiors.

Practitioners arrived at the police station as soon as it opened the following day. A manager said: “We didn’t know you much yesterday, but you may stay there as long as you wish today.” The practitioner asked: "Do you realise we are peaceful?" The police said: "Yes, we have come to understand you now."

At noon, when Luo Gan was about to depart, the staff of the Chinese Embassy asked the police to move us. The police on duty told them: "I cannot do that, because they have permission." Afterwards the Chinese embassy staff talked to them again together with airport personnel, but the police officer maintained his previous position. When they requested so a third time, the police only smiled without saying a word.

After Luo Gan’s plane left Finland in heavy fog, a Finnish official walked out of the airport. Two practitioners approached him and handed him Dafa materials. He introduced himself saying: “I am the secretary general of the Lapland Provincial government, I have understood your concerns, and I will forward your materials to the governor."