Celebrity chef Harri Syrjänen was convicted on Thursday for the environmental damage.

Harri Syrjänen was found guilty of damaging the environment. Elle Laitila

Chef Harri Syrjänen56, has been convicted today on October 2 of the environmental destruction.

According to the documents of the District Court of Western Uusimaa, Syrjänen was imposed for 30 daily fines, which will make EUR 1,710 with his income. In addition, he was ordered to pay the state a crime victim fee of EUR 80.

Syrjänen has the right to appeal to his judgment by appealing.

Earlier, it was reported that, according to the prosecutor, Syrjänen hired a company to overthrow trees in Siuntion, without the relevant operation or building permit. The TV chef asked, when they fit the wood felling, to get a decay tree out of the beach area. In total, nine trees were felled.

The act of the prosecution took place in January 2022.

Harri Syrjänen is known for example for the Cooking War program. Pete anikari

According to the summons, all trees were felled from the Syrjänen site, and trees were felled from the adjacent property owned by the municipality of Siuntio. In the town plan, the property is marked as an important recreational area for biodiversity, where the breeding and resting places for flying squirrels are located. In addition, there were changes to the undergrowth of the site, Vesako and soil.

It is undisputed that Syrjänen fell the trees on its plot and no permits for fall. Syrjänen said during the pre -trial investigation that a mistake may have been made in the lumberjack’s instructions.

Syrjänen built a 200-square-meter wooden house in Siuntio, which was completed in August 2023. Cook and Soup manfrom programs, as well as Nelonen Blind chefprogram.

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