Finns Party chair and Finance Minister Riikka Purra made the announcement at a surprise news conference, adding that the party hopes to choose a replacement next week.
A massive reform of the way in which regional healthcare authorities are funded was introduced in 2022, but many people are dissatisfied with the results.
Sociologists suggest that so-called ‘knowledge workers’ in Finland — people whose job is to “think for a living” — are more likely to suffer from guilt-addled melancholy.