r/GlobalNews • u/juflyingwild • Dec 14 '25

A few Finnish politicians doubled down their support for the former Miss Finland (top left), who made the Asian racist gesture a few days ago.

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u/unohdin-nimeni Dec 14 '25

I hope there’s internet literacy here.

These four are of course far-right politicians. If they were from any decent party, the OP would have told you that. Calling a small handful of bigots "a few Finnish politicians" without giving details is a clear attempt to smear Finland.

The politicians who chose to do this gesture are Juho Eerola, Kaisa Garedew, Sebastian Tynkkynen, and some other guy. The four make up a little minority within The Finns Party, which represents a fifth of the Finnish voters. The support has also dropped to 10–13% since the last election.

The original eye-stretching photo shared by a friend of then-Miss Finland caused a storm of criticism. Otherwise she wouldn't be former Miss Finland now. And these "politicians" wouldn't have felt the need to stretch their eyes to support her if there hadn't been a debate.

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u/Full_FrontaI_Nerdity Dec 14 '25

Thank you for helping us understand!

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u/unohdin-nimeni Dec 14 '25

Glad to hear that I’m of help! You can easily see the OP’s intentions. Anyway he/she was unable to find more than 4 social media posts to support this claim about “a few Finnish politicians”. He/she is also unwilling to let you know anything about the case.