Finland's Parliament has voted to keep Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and his government in office following a day-long debate over the Garden Helsinki arena funding controversy. Both Orpo and the government won confidence votes by 101 votes to 90 after opposition parties sought to bring them down over the handling of the proposed €35 million state contribution to the project.

The government says it will instead launch a review into Finland's future arena needs following weeks of controversy over the planned subsidy.

Finland’s government has withdrawn its support for a planned €35 million state subsidy for the Garden Helsinki arena project after weeks of dispute over lobbying, political links…