The Day Vapaavuori's Garden Emails Came Out

The day was dominated by the Garden Helsinki scandal, as Iltalehti and Helsingin Sanomat published new emails from former mayor Jan Vapaavuori. The messages showed he misled party colleagues about the project's subsidies and lobbied PM Petteri Orpo and MP Matias Marttinen. Vapaavuori defended his actions, but the revelations deepened the political crisis that had already forced a confidence vote earlier in the week. In the morning, editors also covered Trump's sudden tariffs on dozens of countries and a car plunging onto train tracks in Vantaa. By afternoon, the focus shifted to Vapaavuori's emails and his potential parliamentary candidacy, which Ilta-Sanomat reported was being pushed by Helsinki's Kokoomus. Other stories included the Caruna sale backlash, a fatal workplace accident in Rauma, and a steamship evacuation on Näsijärvi, but the Garden scandal remained the central editorial priority.