Finland: Introducing Falun Gong to the People of Lahti and Exposing the CCP's Persecution of the Practice

On August 5th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners from two different cities came to Lahti by car to promote Falun Gong and expose the brutal ongoing persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist regime.

The host of this activity is a tour organiser iin Lahti’s Lake District. He heard about Falun Gong about five years ago. After learning more about Falun Gong from the Internet, he planed the activity to promote it. He first contacted a Falun Gong practitioner through the internet. When he learned that practitioners were happy to come to Lahti to promote Falun Gong, he advertised the activity. When practitioners arrived in the city, there were people coming to ask for materials immediately. They watched the exercise demonstration and learned more about Falun Gong.

Children practising the Falun Gong exercises

Signing the petition to support efforts to end the persecution	Beautiful lotus flower awakes people’s kindness

After seeing a young practitioner demonstrating Falun Gong exercises, a boy who was swimming in the lake immediately came ashore to learn the exercises. Many adults asked if there is a Falun Gong exercise site in Lahti. The host also invited practitioners to demonstrate the exercises on stage. When the practitioner who was introducing the exercises to the audience announced that if anyone wanted to learn , they would be taught free of charge, a few people immediately responded.

One person said, "I saw you in Lahti a few years ago and read your materials. I always wanted to learn Falun Gong. At last I got my opportunity today".

While people read the material and signed the petition to support practitioners’ efforts to end the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist regime, practitioners further exposed the atrocities of the regime in harvesting organs from live Falun Gong practitioners for profit and then cremating their bodies to destroy the evidence. People all said it is terrible. They couldn’t understand why the Chinese Communist regime want to persecute such a good cultivation way.

The paper lotus flowers made by practitioners attracted many tourists. Practitioners took the opportunity to let more people know about Falun Gong.