Mikko Polvinen was suspended from the Finns Party’s parliamentary group in October after voting against the government, and now says he will not apply for re-admission.
The veteran Christian Democrat politician has faced three charges of incitement to hatred in Finland, following written and spoken statements she made about homosexuality.
Historically a net contributor, Finland now faces a difficult path towards economic recovery, made all the more challenging by sharing the EU’s longest landborder with Russia.