The PM has faced weeks of growing controversy over the government's approval of €35m in support for a sports venue project led by former NCP cabinet minister.

After weeks of silence on the growing controversy, the Finnish PM said that a former NCP politician's emails pushing for funding were "completely inappropriate".

Parliamentary speaker Jussi Halla-aho (Finns) says there are "extremely serious" questions around the PM's decision to award €35m to a party colleague's sports venture.