Overview

• Police have opened an inquiry into the death and say they currently see no indication of a criminal act.
• Authorities have not confirmed a cause of death, though local media have reported suicide as an unverified possibility.
• Emergency services responded to the Helsinki legislature after a call, with ambulances, a fire truck and multiple police units at the scene.
• National leaders, including President Alexander Stubb, offered condolences, and the flag outside Parliament flew at half-mast.
• Peltonen was elected in 2023 and the legislature is on summer recess, with the autumn session scheduled to begin on 2 September.