page_title: List of George Floyd protests outside the United States
section_title: Northern Europe
hierarchical_section_title: List of George Floyd protests outside the United States / Europe / Northern Europe
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context_page_description: George Floyd, an African American, was killed on 25 May 2020 during a police arrest. Protests seeking justice for Floyd began in the United States the next day. Citizens of other countries soon followed suit. Internationally, protesters have shown opposition to racism worldwide,
  opposed police brutality,
  questioned the arming of police,
  and expressed solidarity with their counterparts in the United States.
  Prominent local issues have included the 2016 death of Adama Traoré near Paris while in police custody and the high rate of death amongst incarcerated Indigenous Australians.
  Protests have taken place in over 60 countries and on every continent except Antarctica. The protests are taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, during which gathering in crowds is strongly advised against in some parts of the world, and is illegal in others.
context_section_description:  Denmark:
  Aalborg: Around 500 people marched through the city in a peaceful protest on 9 June.
  Aarhus:  Around 2,500 people gathered at the City Hall Square for a peaceful protest on 3 June.
  Copenhagen:  Around 2,000 people gathered in front of the US Embassy for a peaceful protest on 31 May, followed by another with more than 15,000 people on 7 June. They happened during the COVID-19 pandemic where there are restrictions on the size of gatherings in Denmark, but demonstrations are explicitly exempt from these rules. The authorities recommended that everybody that had attended should request a test, which is free and easy in Denmark, and not dependent on one having symptoms.
  Odense: Around 300 people gathered for a peaceful protest on 10 June.
   Estonia:
  Tallinn: Around 500 people gathered in Tallinn for a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest on 10 June, despite the social distancing measures being set at maximum 100 people.
   Faroe Islands:
  Tórshavn: Hundreds of people gathered in the capital to protest against racism and police brutality on 9 June.  One of the organizers stated that many from the Faroe Islands would not acknowledge the existence of racism on the islands.
   Finland:
  Helsinki:  Around 3,000 people gathered at Senate Square for a peaceful protest on 3 June.
   Guernsey:
  Saint Peter Port: About a thousand people attended a peaceful rally on 20 June. Near the end they knelt for 8 minutes 46 seconds. There were no COVID-19 cases on the island at the time; the rally was originally scheduled for 13 June, but was rescheduled to be held on the day the island came out of lockdown.
   Iceland:
  Ísafjörður: About 100 people gathered at the centre of town for a solidarity meeting.  People observed 8′46″ of silence before the meeting began.
  Reykjavík:  Between 3,500 and 5,000 people protested in Austurvöllur square on 3 June, in the largest gathering in Iceland since public gatherings were first banned due to the pandemic.  The protestors also observed 8′46″ of silence. Protestors stated that although police brutality was not an issue in Iceland, racism still was.
   Ireland:
  Cork: 4 June: Cork City Council opened an online book of condolences for citizens to express their sympathies to the family of George Floyd. 5 June: Around 300 protesters marched from Kent Station down Patrick Street to Grand Parade.
  Dingle: 8 June : About 150 people held a peaceful demonstration on Main Street Dingle lead by indie pop band Walking on Cars.
  Dublin: 31 May: About 100 people held a peaceful demonstration outside the US Embassy in Dublin. On 1 June, thousands of marchers gathered again in Dublin to continue protests.
  Galway: 6 June: Hundreds of protesters gathered in Eyre Square to support Black Lives Matter. Speakers at the event also called for Ireland to end its Direct Provision system.
  Kilkenny: 3 June: Around 100 people took part in a vigil outside the Tholsel in honor of George Floyd. 8 June: Over 150 people marched through the streets in an anti-racism rally to the Parade, where a silent vigil was held.
  Limerick: 6 June: More than 250 protesters met at Arthur Quay's Park to share their experiences about racism in Ireland even though the organizers officially moved the event online for social distancing reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Waterford: 6 June: Hundreds of people marched from the Clock Tower to the Waterford Courthouse in an anti-racism protest.
   Isle of Man:
  Douglas: 9 June: More than 1000 protesters  marched on the seafront before taking a knee in silence for just under 9 minutes.  At the time, there were no known active cases of coronavirus on the island.
   Lithuania:
  Vilnius: Around 1,000 people marched from the Cathedral square to the US embassy on 5 June.
   Norway:
  Bergen: A gathering consisting of a couple of hundred protestors took place in the city center of Bergen on 5 June.
  Kristiansand: Several hundred people met in the Kristiansand city center to protest police brutality on 5 June.
  Oslo: On 5 June, at least a thousand protestors marched from the US Embassy to the Norwegian Parliament where a larger gathering al
caption: Protest in Helsinki, 3 June
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