Olli Sorainen was convicted last week of aggravated bribery and abuse of public office, but says that a closer examination of the Finnish civil service would reveal "quite a few similar" cases.
    • funkajunk@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      Don’t worry, any positions that offer some degree of power (such as those in government) all seem to attract the same kind of asshole people. Doesn’t matter where in the world it is, they are all mostly corrupt.

  • DownToClown@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    1 year ago

    Minister convicted of corruption says that pretty much every other politician is corrupt after he got caught.

    Yes corruption exists in Finland especially on higher levels but this “everyone else is doing it” is just the oldest defence there is.