Feminism, war and silence fuel domestic abuse in Finland
(WorldNews Health)

Finnish woman and victim of domestic violence, using the pseudonym Taru, is... A children`s tricycle is seen standing in the driveway at a women`s shelter... Women`s shelter director Heli Raja Halli, pictured as she watches children ... Until her husband slammed his fist into her face and knocked her to the floor, Taru never thought she would fit the particularly Finnish profile of a dominant yet battered wife. `I opened my eyes and saw all the blood on my hands, on the floor. I don`t remember everything because I was in shock.` 33-year-old Taru, not her real name, told AFP. It`s a scenario that underlines a Finnish paradox: in a country that is a pioneer of gender equality, with a national...