According to HS’s investigation, several ministers in Petteri Orpo’s (Confederation) government have accepted gifts worth more than 200 euros.

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Minister of Finance Riikka Purra (PS) accepted a bottle of champagne worth almost 800 euros, even though ministerial guidelines prohibit such a thing. Helsingin Sanomat reports .

According to HS, Purra accepted the gift at the Helsinki restaurant Pataässä last October. The dinner party also included officials and the minister's staff.

According to HS, Purra registered the gift in the Government's gift register, where its value was recorded as 400 euros. The Government's ministerial directive prohibits accepting gifts worth more than 200 euros.

Purra responded to HS by email, saying that the bottle was brought to the table open. According to his own words, he does not know whether alcoholic beverages obtained unofficially during free time should even be reported to the gift registry.

According to HS's investigation, several other ministers in Petteri Orpo's (Confederation) government have also accepted gifts worth more than 200 euros.

The Prime Minister's Office informed HS, which asked about the guidelines, that the guidelines are not legally binding.