Despite the comments on this video, there are no raccoons in Finland.
This animal was introduced as a fur-bearer to the former Soviet Union (Latvia, which is now an independent country on the Baltic). It is native to Asia, not Europe.
However, there are raccoons in Central and Western Europe. They were introduced by the Nazis to Germany. The Soviets also turned out raccoons in the Caucasus and in Byelorussia/Belarus. Neither of those populations is found in Western Europe.
So blame the Soviets for the raccoon dog.
And blame the Nazis for the raccoons.
