Eastern Uusimaa District Court has handed the deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), day fines of just over 2,500 euros for vandalism, for his involvement in a graffiti incident last summer.
Security guards caught Arhinmäki and another man spray painting graffiti on the walls of a train underpass in eastern Helsinki on Midsummer Eve.
The politician issued a public apology soon after the incident and vowed to pay eventual fines.
The court handed Arhinmäki and the other defendant 20-day fines each. For the deputy mayor, the fine amounted to 2,520 euros.
The prosecutor said the Transport Infrastructure Agency spent nearly 3,000 euros cleaning up the graffiti.
The graffiti piece featured a phrase in English: "world domination and great career moves". It was removed a few days after it was created.
