Stadi Derby and the Securitization of Urban Public Space

Stadi Derby is a local football match played in Helsinki, Finland appreciated for its atmosphere and excitement. Simultaneously, the negative characteristics connected to international fan culture have become familiar also those living capital area especially surroundings of stadium. The threat violence visible e.g. media coverage reporting about derby. All this has effect on way city dwellers experience urban public space. In our article, we ask what kind discourses can be found concerning relationship between right space consequences i.e. reactions these create among not involved culture. order understand ways events over them apply securitization theory. We look speech acts from analyse people respond through material produced via Facebook focus group interview. division insiders outsiders clear: feel distress, even fear, consequence materials.