A man revered as a Finnish hero was a Nazi sympathizer, according to a recent documentary. Dr. Arvo Ylppo, who helped develop Finland’s national child-care system, was part of a group that was financed by Germany and was prepared to form a Nazi-puppet government near the end of World War II.
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