Timo Vornasen’s shooting incident made headlines in Sweden – 2024-04-27 16:08:10

Timo Vornanen, member of parliament for Basic Finns, was involved in a shooting incident the night before Friday in the center of Helsinki. Before the incident, Vornanen had spent the evening with fellow MP Sanna Antikainen (ps) at Bar Ihku in the center of Helsinki. Henni Jokinen

The case of Timo Vornanen, the sitting Member of Parliament of Basic Finns, received attention in the Swedish media.

At least the Swedish media Aftonbladet and SVT have reported on the shooting incident that happened the night before Friday.

According to Aftonbladet, a Finnish MP is suspected of shooting outside a nightclub. Aftonbladet quotes Iltalehti, and says that Vornasen has been arrested.

The Swedish public broadcasting company SVT writes that the representative of Finland’s basic Finns is suspected of aggravated assault and a gun crime after the shooting in Helsinki.

In addition to the Finnish media, SVT cites the article by Harri Vuorenpää, party secretary of the Fundamental Finns, in X.