 The "Marxist-Leninist Society of Helsinki" (HMLS), the first such group, had been active since the late 1960s.The HMLS (like the whole MLR) was mainly active in the radical youth and student movement.The activities of the Maoists were closely followed by the Suojelupoliisi, the KGB and the Communist Party of Finland (SKP), which fiercely condemned the anti-Soviet movement.