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UPI
8 hours ago
- Health
- UPI
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) -- A Finnish member of parliament was found dead in the parliament building in Helsinki on Tuesday in an apparent suicide. Eemeli Peltonen, 30, had been in parliament since 2023. The parliament is in its summer recess, but Prime Minister Petteri Orpo suspended all political work on Tuesday as a show of respect. Orpo also held a minute's silence for Peltonen, public broadcaster YLE said. Peltonen was a member of the Social Democrat party. "He was a much-loved member of our community and we will miss him deeply. A young life has ended far too early," Tytti Tuppurainen, chair of the Social Democratic parliamentary group, said in a statement. Parliament speaker Jussi Halla-aho said in a post on X that Peltonen was a "well-liked colleague who was respected across party lines." Police were called to the parliament building in Helsinki on Tuesday morning, and Peltonen's death was confirmed a few hours later in an official parliamentary statement. Police said they suspected no foul play. Peltonen represented the southern region of Uusimaa. At 18, he was elected as a city counselor for the town of Jarvenpaa. When he was 22 he was elected chairman of the city board -- the youngest person to hold the title, media reported at the time. Peltonen posted on his social media accounts in June that he had been "away from a lot of parliamentary work in the last weeks" because he had "a kidney problem" that led to an infection. He explained that he was being treated with "an intravenous antibiotic cure in Meilahti [a Helsinki suburb], which takes its time." "I'm already discharged from hospital, but due to the situation I'm on summer sick leave and I'm now fully focused on recovering from the illness," he wrote. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available 24/7. Call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential support.
New York Post
11 hours ago
- Health
- New York Post
Finnish pol Eemeli Peltonen, 30, found dead in country's parliament after taking his own life
A Finnish politician has been found dead after reportedly committing suicide in the country's parliament, according to local reports. Eemeli Peltonen, 30, a first-term member of parliament for the left-wing Social Democratic Party (SDP), had been suffering from a kidney disease and was on sick leave when he took his own life on Tuesday morning inside Finland's Parliament Building in the capital Helsinki, Finnish outlet YLE reported. Police were called to the parliament just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday after reports that an MP had committed suicide inside the building, and Peltonen was identified later. Advertisement 'The passing of Eemeli Peltonen deeply shocks me and all of us. He was a much-loved member of our community and we will miss him deeply,' chairwoman of the SDP parliamentary group Tytti Tuppurainen said in a statement on Tuesday. 'A young life has ended far too early. We share in the grief of the relatives and wish them strength in their time of mourning.' 3 Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen, 30, has been found dead inside his country's parliament. Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images The exact circumstances surrounding the young politician's death have not been released. Advertisement In his final social media post in June, Peltonen had spoken of his health struggles after being unable to work for much of the spring parliamentary session. 'In May, I got good care at Helsinki University Hospital for kidney problems that suddenly appeared in me, which were diagnosed as minimal change disease. After this, I had time to stay home for a few weeks and prepare to return to everyday life,' he wrote on Instagram. 3 Police were called to the Finnish parliament building in Helsinki on Tuesday morning. LEHTIKUVA/AFP via Getty Images Advertisement 'Later, however, it turned out that I unfortunately contracted bacteria during the treatment period. To control the bacteria, I was started on an intravenous antibiotic course… which will take time. At the same time, the treatment of my kidney problems will continue,' he wrote. 'I have already been discharged from the hospital, but due to the situation, I am on summer sick leave and am now fully focused on recovering from my illness,' he added. 3 Peltonen, who was elected in 2023, had been suffering from kidney disease. Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images Peltonen was elected to Finland's parliament in 2023 for Uusimaa, the region surrounding Helsinki. Advertisement He had been a politician since he was a teenager after he was elected to his local city council at 18. He graduated from the University of Helsinki with a Master's degree in political science in 2020.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen found dead in Helsinki parliament in apparent suicide
Finnish politician Eemeli Peltonen was found dead in the parliament building in Helsinki on Tuesday in what authorities believe was a suicide, local media said. The death of the 30-year-old Social Democratic Party MP has sent shockwaves through Finland's political sphere with politicians on all sides expressing their sadness. "He was a much-loved member of our community and we will miss him deeply. A young life has ended far too early," Tytti Tuppurainen, the chair of the Social Democratic parliamentary group, said in a statement. Finland's parliament is currently in summer recess but Prime Minister Petteri Orpo suspended all political work on Tuesday as a mark of respect. Orpo also held a minute's silence for Peltonen, public broadcaster YLE said. Parliament speaker Jussi Halla-aho said in a post on X that Peltonen was a "well-liked colleague who was respected across party lines". Police were called to the parliament building in Helsinki on Tuesday morning and Peltonen's death was confirmed a few hours later in an official parliamentary statement. Police said they suspected no foul play was involved. Peltonen's political career started early and he became a city councillor for Jarvenpaa when he was just 18 years old. But he had been out of the political spotlight in recent weeks and in June said 'a kidney problem" and subsequent infection had kept him away from work. "I'm already discharged from hospital, but due to the situation I'm on summer sick leave and I'm now fully focused on recovering from the illness," he said in a social media post.
Euronews
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Euronews
Finnish MP found dead in Helsinki parliament in apparent suicide
Finnish politician Eemeli Peltonen was found dead in the parliament building in Helsinki on Tuesday in what authorities believe was a suicide, local media said. The death of the 30-year-old Social Democratic Party MP has sent shockwaves through Finland's political sphere with politicians on all sides expressing their sadness. "He was a much-loved member of our community and we will miss him deeply. A young life has ended far too early," Tytti Tuppurainen, the chair of the Social Democratic parliamentary group, said in a statement. Finland's parliament is currently in summer recess but Prime Minister Petteri Orpo suspended all political work on Tuesday as a mark of respect. Orpo also held a minute's silence for Peltonen, public broadcaster YLE said. Parliament speaker Jussi Halla-aho said in a post on X that Peltonen was a "well-liked colleague who was respected across party lines". Police were called to the parliament building in Helsinki on Tuesday morning and Peltonen's death was confirmed a few hours later in an official parliamentary statement. Police said they suspected no foul play was involved. Peltonen's political career started early and he became a city councillor for Jarvenpaa when he was just 18 years old. But he had been out of the political spotlight in recent weeks and in June said 'a kidney problem" and subsequent infection had kept him away from work. "I'm already discharged from hospital, but due to the situation I'm on summer sick leave and I'm now fully focused on recovering from the illness," he said in a social media post.
NDTV
12 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
30-Year-Old Finnish MP Dies By Suicide Inside Parliament Building: Report
A Finnish lawmaker on Tuesday allegedly died by suicide inside Helsinki's Parliament House, the local media reported. Eemeli Peltonen, 30, was a member of parliament from Finland's Social Democratic Party. The assembly's communications office, confirming the death of the first-time MP from Uusimaa, said "The person who passed away in the Parliament Building on the morning of August 19 is Eemeli Peltonen, a member of parliament in his first term." Peltonen died around 11 am local time (2 pm IST), Helsinki police said, adding that they "do not suspect crime at this stage, and the case is being investigated." "Emergency medical services, rescue units, and police authorities were alerted to the scene via the emergency center," Aaro Toivonen, Director of Security for the Parliament, said. Earlier in June, Peltonen shared on Facebook that he was undergoing treatment for a kidney disease, due to which he had been absent from parliamentary work during the final weeks of the spring session and took a sick leave over the summer, according to local media. During a press briefing in Kajaani, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that "the death of Eemeli Peltonen was very sad news." "Some time ago, we received truly shocking news from Parliament, our shared workplace. One of our colleagues has died in the parliamentary premises," Orpo said, as quoted by Finnish daily Yle Uutiset. Chair of the social democratic parliamentary group, Tytti Tuppurainen, said that Peltonen "was a much-loved member of our community and we will miss him deeply." The Finnish flag was flown at half mast Tuesday outside parliament.
