Council of Finnish Capital Helsinki voted against the plan to build a mosque in the capital after Bahrain announced desire to fund its construction, as Abdulhadi Khalaf (who resides in Sweden) confirmed on his own Twitter account.

Descendents of the founding father of Saudi Arabia's Wahhabi brand of Islam have sought to distance themselves from Qatar's ruling family, according to a statement published on Sunday.

Middle East Eye published a report revealing plans for building a new mosque in the Finnish capital Helsinki, with Bahraini funding. The report noted that this plan raised a lot of concerns of spreading extremist Wahhabi beliefs in the area.