Overview

• Finland’s parliament confirmed that first-term MP Eemeli Peltonen died inside the Parliament Building on Aug. 19.
• Helsinki police opened an investigation and said they do not suspect criminal involvement, as local media reported the death as a suicide.
• Emergency services were alerted at 11:06 a.m., with ambulances, fire and police units responding, and an armored police vehicle later described as part of routine patrols.
• Prime Minister Petteri Orpo suspended political work for the day and led a minute’s silence, and the flag was flown at half-mast outside parliament.
• Peltonen, an SDP representative for Uusimaa elected in 2023, had recently disclosed kidney problems and a related infection and was on summer sick leave.