Welcome back to your weekly federal politics update, where Courtney Gould gets you up to speed on the happenings from Parliament House.
Anthony Albanese and his government could only wish for the type of cut-through the Finnish embassy in Canberra received when it temporarily closed on Tuesday.
It all started when Finland's ambassador to Australia, Arto Haapea, starred in a video on Instagram promoting a campaign to fly singles from around the world to Helsinki for dinner dates.
"Are you single? Good. We are here to help … maybe the problem is not you, it's your postcode," he said.
The post's popularity created the perfect storm for the embassy's next message to followers, an innocuous reminder the building would be closed for a planning day, to be sent out to the masses.
An unexpected viral hit was born. People across the world shared their concern about the embassy's one-day closure.
"Bad day to be a Finnish embassy in Canberra enthusiast," one person commented.
The Canberra Raiders, travel company Contiki and video game Angry Birds also chimed in. Haapea filmed a ribbon cutting for the building's grand re-opening the next day.
Even Finland's President Alexander Stubb joined in. On the sidelines of the United Nations climate summit in Türkiye, he shared a happy snap of himself with Albanese.
