Eemeli Peltonen, a 30-year-old Finnish MP, committed suicide in the parliament building just weeks after speaking out about his health problems.

Eemeli Peltonen, MP of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, committed suicide in the parliament building in Helsinki. At 30, he was the youngest local council chairman and was elected to parliament in 2023. Peltonen had recently announced that he had been treating a kidney ailment and later contracted a bacterial infection. SDP President Antti Lindtmann expressed grief and shock at the loss, emphasizing Peltonen's contributions to the common good of Finland. His family is deeply saddened by this tragic incident.