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SDP MP Räsänen fined for drunk driving
May 13, 2026
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A lawmaker of the main opposition in the Parliament Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party of Finland-SDP) received a fine for drunk driving. The lawmaker, Joona Räsänen on Wednesday in a post on his social media platform Facebook disclosed the incident, which took place on April 17. I was stopped on Ring Road 1 in Espoo. The precision breathalyzer result was 0.3 mg/l (0.68 per mille), when the limit is 0.22 mg/l (0.5 per mille), Räsänen wrote, adding that he is extremely ashamed and sorry for the incident.
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