Finland's parliament met in an extraordinary summer session on July 21, 2026, after Speaker Jussi Halla-aho broke the summer recess to debate alleged corruption in the Garden Helsinki arena project; Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's government withdrew its support for a 35 million euro subsidy for the project, and the parliamentary opposition filed a no-confidence motion against the government

Finland's parliament voted on July 21 to retain confidence in Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's government after a day-long extraordinary summer session debate over the Garden Helsinki arena project; the opposition had filed no-confidence motions citing lack of transparency and lobbying around the government's now-withdrawn 35 million euro (US$38 million) subsidy plan for a 19,000-seat stadium complex

PM Mishustin signed an order June 30 closing seven border rail checkpoints with three NATO members effective July 1, days before the NATO summit in Ankara; no reason was given and the Foreign Ministry was instructed to notify all three governments