Finnish social deputy Eemeli Peltonen was found dead on his office of the Finnish parliament building. Peltonen had been low from parliamentary work since spring, when he announced on social networks that he suffered from a kidney disease and would take advantage of summer to recover.
According to the site magazine DemocratJournal of the Finnish Social Democratic Party (SDP), Peltonen will have committed suicide this morning. The diary Evening leafhe says that the death would have occurred around 11 am (two hours less in mainland Portugal) and that an ambulance, two police vehicles and a fire car responded to the emergency call.
O site From the Finnish Parliament confirms that the deputy’s death occurred inside the building, without, however, to advance details about the causes. Parliament’s head of security, Aaro Toijen, told the Evening leaf“There was a death this morning. Emergency, rescue medical authorities and police were alerted to the scene through the Emergency Center.”
A rise to SDP, 30 -year -old Peltonen, was fulfilled his first term as a deputy, elected in 2023 after a first failed attempt. Councilman of Järvenpää, in southern Finland, since 2012, became in 2017 in the youngest mayor of the country when he won the election in the city. Since 2021 he had been president of the Municipal Assembly, a place he renewed this year.
“A young life ended very early,” wrote the leader of the social democratic parliamentary group, Tytti Tuppurainen, in a statement. “The death of Eemeli Peltonen shocked me deeply, me and all of us. He was a very dear member of our community and we will miss him a lot.”
Also Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo lamented the deputy’s death, announcing the suspension of political work on Tuesday and a minute of silence was fulfilled after the news was known.
In a message published on June 26 on his Facebook page, Peltonen explained why he had been “absent” parliamentary work in the last weeks of the Spring Session.
“In May, I received excellent treatment from Helsinquia medical services due to kidney problems that suddenly appeared to me and were diagnosed as a disease of minimal injuries,” he wrote. Despite the expected recovery in a few weeks, Peltonen eventually contracted a bacterial infection during treatment.
“To combat the infection, I started intravenous treatment with antibiotics in the [Hospital] Meilahti, who will take some time. At the same time, the treatment of my kidney problems continues, ”explained the message.“ I already received hospital discharge, but due to the situation, I will be low in summer and I will focus entirely on the recovery of the disease. ”
Minimum injury disease is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children over 1 year, but also occurs in adults (15% of adults with nephrotic syndrome). Despite its subtle manifestations, the disease can cause significant complications such as edema and hypoalbuminemia.
