Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen found dead in Helsinki parliament in apparent suicide

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Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen found dead in Helsinki parliament in apparent suicide  Finland's parliament is currently in summer recess but Prime Minister Petteri Orpo suspended all political work on Tuesday as a mark of respect.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/19/finnish-mp-eemeli-peltonen-found-dead-in-helsinki-parliament-in-apparent-suicide  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Finnish politician Imli Peltonen was found dead in the country's parliament building in Helsinki on Tuesday,

00:08in what authorities believe was a suicide.

00:11The death of Peltonen, who was an MP of the Social Democratic Party, sent shockwaves through Finland's political sphere.

00:18The country's parliament is currently in summer recess,

00:21but Prime Minister Petri Orpo suspended all political work on Tuesday as a mark of respect.

00:27He also held a minute of silence for Peltonen.

00:31The 30-year-old had been out of the political spotlight in recent weeks,

00:35and in June he announced that a kidney problem and subsequent infection had kept him away from work.

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