Pyysalo says she is leaving her job because she does not want to harm her party’s reputation, but she emphasises that she was not pressured to quit. Pyysalo says her departure also hinges on finding new employment. She says that she has no plans of relinquishing party membership.
News emerged earlier this week that Pyysalo a year ago applied for membership in the Finnish Resistance Movement. The group espouses a national socialist, anti-immigrant agenda. Pyysalo maintains that she never joined the group.