A politician in Finland has died in the country's main parliament building in the capital, Helsinki, the BBC reported on Tuesday, August 19. Eemeli Peltonen, 30, who was an MP for the Social Democratic Party, is believed to have taken his own life in the building and was found on Tuesday morning, local media reported. ALSO READ: Finland unveils first memorial for Genocide against the Tutsi in Nordic countries His sudden death has shocked Finland, 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, said Tytti Tuppurainen, chair of the Social Democratic parliamentary group, in a statement. Although parliament is in summer recess, all official political work was suspended by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo for the rest of the day. Read the full story here.
