Finnish Economy Minister Resigns Over Nazi Sympathies
- Finnish Minister of Economy, Vilhelm Junnila, resigned after controversial remarks about Adolf Hitler were uncovered by the press.
- Finland's economy minister Vilhelm Junnila resigned after being accused of making repeated Nazi references.
- Vilhelm Junnila, the economic affairs minister in Finland's new four-party center-right governing coalition, resigned after 10 days in the job due to alleged ties to the extreme right wing.
- Junnila apologized and distanced himself from his remarks and jokes, but ultimately resigned as he deemed it impossible to continue as a minister in a satisfactory way.
- Junnila's resignation raised questions about the stability of the new coalition government led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.