The “Real Marriage” banner was vandalized.

The controversial banner of the True Marriage Association is set to be returned to its place in the near future, says the association’s chairman.

The banner of the True Marriage Association was removed from the railway line in Vantaa’s Hiekkaharju due to vandalism.

The association’s chairman, Arto Jääskeläinen, says that a new, similar banner will be put back in place soon.

The removal of the banderole has been demanded for a long time, but according to Jääskeläinen, the demands have no legal basis.

The controversial “True Marriage” banner has been removed from the train tracks in Vantaa’s Hiekkaharju.

The banner has been attached to the wall of a semi-detached house in Vantaa for years. Attempts have been made to address it for a long time without success.

The removal of the banner was requested by the council last year by Funda Demiri of the Left Alliance.

Behind the banner is the True Marriage Association, which has campaigned against the Equal Marriage Act and the Transgender Act.

The semi-detached house with the banner on its wall is owned by Arto Jääskeläinen, chairman of the True Marriage Association. According to Jääskeläinen, the facade of the house, the fence and the banner stand are being repaired due to vandalism.

“The banner that was displayed was vandalized and removed from use,” Jääskeläinen tells HS by email.

According to him, a similar new banner will be back in place soon.

“Complaints or requests to remove the banner are legally unfounded and have no effect or relevance to the display of the banner.”

The council initiative to ban the banner was last on the desk of Vantaa politicians on Monday.

Demir’s initiative sought to have the banner taken down by means of an order to be included in the Vantaa building regulations.

The Vantaa City Council proposed at the meeting that the matter would no longer be promoted in the council due to new building legislation. The law was passed by Parliament in January. It aims to reduce the need for permits related to construction.

Vantaan Sanomat previously reported on the matter.