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A Member of the Finnish Parliament Has Been an Escort Since the Age of 16 — Helsingin Sanomat: EADaily

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EADaily, September 6th, 2025. Anna Kontula, a member of the Finnish Parliament, has been working as an escort since the age of 16. The newspaper Helsingin Sanomat writes about this.

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Center

According to Kontula, she sold sex as a 16-year-old student due to her tight financial situation.

·Finland
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Lean Left

MP Anna Kontula talks about her sex work as a minor and her diagnosis with autism spectrum disorder, which helped her understand her problems in social relationships. “I thought it was because I was from Pori.”

·Helsinki, Finland
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A recent biography reveals that MP Anna Kontula (left) has not only research experience but also personal experience with sex work. Left Alliance MP Anna Kontula, 48, who has been a member of parliament since 2011, surprises in her biography, Bread and Roses (Atena), which will be officially published on Monday, by revealing that she started selling sex when she was 16. Kontula's biography was written by author and journalist Maria Pettersson.

·Finland
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According to the book, sex work has been a difficult topic within the Left Alliance.

·Finland
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  • 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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Helsingin Sanomat broke the news in Helsinki, Finland on Friday, September 5, 2025.
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