Finland Apologizes to China, Japan and South Korea for Racist Gesture

A Finnish beauty queen was stripped of her crown for a gesture mocking Asians. After Finnish lawmakers have copied her, Finland’s prime minister is trying to diffuse the controversy.

By Amelia Nierenberg and Johanna Lemola · The New York Times – World

A Finnish beauty queen was stripped of her crown for a gesture mocking Asians. After Finnish lawmakers have copied her, Finland’s prime minister is trying to diffuse the controversy.