Finnish PM says he can't put up refugee family for security reasons

Finland's Prime Minister Juha Sipila arrives at an European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Delmi Alvarez

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila has said he will not be able fulfil a promise to put up a family of asylum seekers for now because of security concerns.

Sipila, a former telecoms executive, stirred controversy in September by saying he would open his second home in northern Finland to refugees.