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Miss Finland Stripped of Crown After Racially Offensive Social Media Post

Finns Party MP Juho Eerola joined the Miss Finland racism debate, as the nation's state debt is forecast to reach its highest level since 2020, the Finance Ministry stated.

  • On Friday, Helsingin Sanomat reported Finns Party MP Juho Eerola wants to insert himself into the Miss Finland racism debate alongside broader national stories.
  • On Thursday evening, Juho Eerola, Finns Party MP, changed his Facebook profile picture stretching his eyes like Sarah Dzafce, stripped Miss Finland title, and posted `Je Suis Sarah`, later saying it was 'just for fun'.
  • Eerola's past controversies include a Facebook claim of spitting at Roma beggars and a former assistant's link to the outlawed Finnish Resistance Movement, while the Miss Finland decision has not gone down well in the Finns Party.
  • Iltalehti reported the Finnish government will increase borrowing this year due to debt‑management items and higher cash‑collateral requirements, including some 3.3 billion euros over 2025.
  • On Friday, outlets prepared live streams as meteorologists predicted a sudden sunrise, with Yle and Ilta‑Sanomat streaming Helsinki's dawn after newspapers said Finland had no measurable sunshine this month.
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Sarah Dzafce said it wasn't a racist gesture, she just wanted to relieve her headache.

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Sarah Jaftse was deposed just three months after her coronation, following backlash over a social media post.

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Sarah Dzafce was stripped of her Miss Finland title after a post with racist dyes on social networks, which she shared weeks after representing the country at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant.

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yle broke the news in Finland on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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