Overview

• Parliament officially identified the deceased as first-term Social Democrat Eemeli Peltonen, 30, found dead Tuesday inside the Helsinki Parliament Building.
• Helsinki Police opened an investigation and said they suspect no criminal involvement, while multiple Finnish outlets reported the death as an apparent suicide.
• Emergency services were dispatched at about 11:06 a.m. local time, with ambulances, a fire engine and police vehicles responding to the secure complex.
• Prime Minister Petteri Orpo suspended political discussions and held a moment of silence as leaders, including SDP chair Tytti Tuppurainen, issued condolences.
• Peltonen had recently disclosed kidney problems and a bacterial infection requiring intravenous antibiotics, and parliament remains in summer recess until September 2.