Two opposition parties, the Greens and the Social Democrats, laid out their visions for the next government’s policies at conferences that began on Saturday.
“To be absolutely clear, the Duchess does not know Mr Rydman, had no prior awareness of him attending the event, and was unfamiliar with the concerning reports relating to him,” Meghan’s spokesperson said.
Opposition politicians have sharply criticised Finland’s decision to host the seminar in Helsinki, with MEP Li Andersson saying “such an event would be a major political scandal” anywhere else in Europe.
One of the smallest parties in Parliament, founded by business mogul Hjallis Harkimo, suffered a blow as his potential successor switched to the Centre Party.