Kaisa Garedew

Kaisa Garedew
Member of the Finnish Parliament for Central Finland
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 April 2023
Personal details
Born	(1978-02-19) 19 February 1978 (age 47) 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]

Controversy

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

1. "Kaisa Garedew". Perussuomalaiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
2. "Miss Finland's viral 'slanted-eyes' photo stirs racism firestorm". BBC News. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
3. "Finns Party MPs criticised over new images mocking Asians". Helsinki Times. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
4. "Finnish PM apologises to East Asia for MPs' 'racist' gestures". South China Morning Post. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
5. "Government partners slam Finns Party pols over "Asian eyes" social media posts". Yle. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
6. "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.
7. "Finland PM apologises to Asian countries over MPs' mocking posts". France 24. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
8. ""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.

See also

• List of members of the Parliament of Finland, 2023–2027