Chancellor of Justice seeks more details from Orpo on Garden Helsinki

Finland’s Chancellor of Justice has asked Prime Minister Petteri Orpo for further details about his connections to the controversial Garden Helsinki project, Yle reported, citing STT.

The Chancellor of Justice wants Orpo to explain more fully his contacts with representatives of the project. The company behind the project told the transparency register in late August that it had held several meetings or other contacts with the prime minister.

Orpo’s government granted the Garden Helsinki multipurpose arena project conditional support of 35 million euros at its mid-term budget session last spring. The support was later withdrawn after the controversy surrounding the decision.