Former Finnish MP and MEP Esko Seppänen dies

yle.fi (Swedish)

Former Finnish MP and MEP Esko Seppänen has died at the age of 79. Seppänen passed away on Finland's Independence Day after a long illness, confirmed by his son. He had been battling Parkinson's disease for nearly two decades. A former journalist, Seppänen served in the Finnish Parliament and later the European Parliament, notably opposing Finland's EU and Eurozone membership and NATO.


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