Finnish MP, 30, dies inside Parliament

Finland's Social Democratic Party MP Eemeli Peltonen in 2024. Photo: AFP / Seppo Samuli An MP from Finland's Social Democratic Party, Eemeli Peltonen, has died in Finland's Parliament building on Tuesday at the age of 30, the assembly's...

Finnish firm to deliver quantum computer to US lab

Finnish quantum computing company IQM will deliver a 20-qubit superconducting quantum computer to the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the two sides announced Tuesday, reported Xinhua. The system, scheduled for...

Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen dies aged 30 in Parliament

Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen has died inside Parliament House in Helsinki. He was 30 years old and serving his first term for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Parliament confirmed the death on Tuesday afternoon. Police said they were investigating...

Helsinki Arena to re-open in October after three-year closure

Helsinki Arena will open its doors again in October after more than three and a half years of closure linked to EU sanctions on its former Russian owners. The 15,500-seat venue in Pasila has stood unused since March 2022. The shutdown followed...

Finnish firm to deliver quantum computer to U.S. lab

HELSINKI, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Finnish quantum computing company IQM will deliver a 20-qubit superconducting quantum computer to the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the two sides announced Tuesday. The system,...

Finnish MP Dies By Suicide Inside Parliament Building Weeks After Revealing Health Battle

Last Updated:August 19, 2025, 18:58 IST Peltonen, a first-term MP from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was confirmed dead around 11 am local time (8 am GMT) on Tuesday Finnish Member of Parliament Eemeli Peltonen. (Image via...

Metsä advances $70m Finnish board mill upgrade

Finnish packaging company Metsä Board will commence the installation phase of a major board machine modernisation at its Simpele mill in September 2025. The move is part of a €60m ($70m) investment programme, which will improve the quality of the...

Cats in a Finnish Village Have a Coat Pattern That’s Never Been Seen Before

Image credits: Ari Kankainen. The cat world just got a little more colorful. The story started In a small Finnish village called Petäjävesi. Sharp-eyed locals began noticing peculiar black cats with coats that didn’t look quite right. Their fur...

Finnish lawmaker dies by suicide in Helsinki parliament building

The Finnish Parliament building is pictured in Helsinki earlier this month. A lawmaker and member of parliament died in the Parliament House during the summer recess, according to Helsinki Police reports. Photo by Kimmo Brandt/EPA Aug. 19 (UPI) --...

Finnish politician dies in parliament in Helsinki

A politician in Finland has died in the country's main parliament building in the capital, Helsinki. Eemeli Peltonen, 30, who was an MP for the Social Democratic Party, is believed to have taken his own life in the building and was found on...

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Why Finns favour MGA casinos?

Finns are known as some of the most active gamblers in Europe and indeed the world. Despite Finland’s strict gambling legislation, Finnish players still have an almost endless array of options when it comes to gambling. For Finns, licensing plays...

Michelin restaurant The Room faces lawsuit after sudden closure

Helsinki’s Michelin-starred restaurant The Room is facing legal proceedings after its former head chef filed a lawsuit over what he describes as unlawful dismissal. Court documents state that the chef was dismissed in April following what he...

Finnish lawmaker reportedly commits suicide in parliament

A Finnish lawmaker on Tuesday committed suicide inside the parliament building, APA reports citing Anadolu Ajansi. A person has died in the Parliament House, which appeared to be a suicide by a member of parliament, the Finnish daily Iltalehti...

Finnish Member of Parliament Commits Suicide Inside the Building

FINLAND – A Finnish member of parliament on Tuesday committed suicide inside the parliament building according to local reports. The Social Democratic Party lawmaker Eemeli Peltonen died in the Finnish Parliament House, with parliament’s...

Finnish MP commits suicide in parliament

A member of the Finnish Parliament committed suicide on the parliament's premises in Helsinki early on Tuesday, according to local media. The MP in question is 30-year-old first-time lawmaker Eemeli Peltonen which the Finnish parliament confirmed...

Helsinki Arena re-opens this autumn after sanctions shutdown

One of Helsinki's largest venues has stood empty for more than three and a half years. This autumn the Arena hosts its first public events, but only three concerts have been announced so far. Open image viewer Bob Dylan at Pori Jazz in 2014, then...

Fewer domestic, more Int´l passengers travel through Finnish airports in July

A total of 1.8 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in July 2025, which is one percent higher compared to July 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The number of passengers on domestic flights decreased by two per cent, while the...

Grieving colleague of tragic Finnish MP gives heartbreaking insight into lead up to his suicide after body was found in parliament building's stairway

A Finnish MP has given heartbreaking insight into the lead up to the suicide of her colleague after his body was found in a stairway in the country's parliament. SDP MP Eemeli Peltonen, 30, died in the parliament building yesterday at around 11am....

Finnish MP commits suicide in parliament building

On the morning of August 19, a member of parliament from the Social Democratic Party of Finland committed suicide in the parliament building. This is reported by the Finnish publication Yle. MP Eemeli Peltonen recently announced that he has kidney...