Finnish MP skips Independence Day gala to join nationalist torch march

Teemu Keskisarja, a Member of Parliament from the Finns Party, has announced he will not attend Finland’s Independence Day gala at the Presidential Palace this year. Instead, he will speak at the controversial 612 event, followed by a torchlight march in Helsinki.

Keskisarja confirmed his decision in an article published in the nationalist Sarastus magazine and on the website of the 612 association, which organises the event.