A public-service advertisement running on Finland TV instructs women in the Scandinavian country on how to fend off a rapist.
But rather than pull out a handgun or even pepper spray, the women of Finland are taught to confront their attackers with bare hands and a purse.
Rape epidemics have engulfed Finland, Sweden and Germany in a sea of fear since the mass influx of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa began two years ago.
The TV commercial shows a woman walking by herself down a snowy sidewalk in Finland. She is approached by a male actor playing the role of rapist. She stiff arms the man and shouts “No!” The man immediately backs off, almost apologetically.
He is then shown again, returning to the scene and sneaking up behind the woman, attempting to grab her by the hair. She places both of her hands out this time to ward him off.
A third attempt by the man to grab her by the arm is finally met with more force, as the woman swings her handbag at her attacker