Kaisa Garedew
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Kaisa Garedew | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Finnish Parliament for Central Finland | |
| Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1978-02-19) 19 February 1978 (age 48) Rauma, Finland |
| Party | Finns Party |
Kaisa Garedew (born 19 February 1978) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party in the Central Finland constituency.[1]
In December 2025, Garedew was among Finns Party politicians criticised for posting a social media image mimicking a gesture of pulling the corners of her eyes, widely regarded as a racist mockery of East Asian people. The post was made in support of Sarah Dzafce, the former Miss Finland who was stripped of her title after a similar gesture in a viral photo. Garedew described Dzafce's dethroning as an "excessive response" but did not apologise for her own action.[2][3][4][5][6] She later told local media that she had nothing to apologise for.[7] Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo apologised to citizens of Japan, China, and South Korea for the incident, stating that racism has no place in Finnish society.[8]
References
- ↑ "Kaisa Garedew". Perussuomalaiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "Miss Finland's viral 'slanted-eyes' photo stirs racism firestorm". BBC News. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Finns Party MPs criticised over new images mocking Asians". Helsinki Times. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Finnish PM apologises to East Asia for MPs' 'racist' gestures". South China Morning Post. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Government partners slam Finns Party pols over "Asian eyes" social media posts". Yle. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "芬蘭議員「拉眼角」惹議 總理歐爾波向亞洲國家致歉" (in Chinese). 中央社 CNA. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Finland PM apologises to Asian countries over MPs' mocking posts". France 24. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ↑ ""つり目ポーズ"でミス・フィンランドに批判 政界巻き込み拡大…首相が謝罪". テレ朝NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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