the 1977 salora case was finland's largest tax evasion and bribery case to date. tv nurmi and salora sold televisions valued at six million finnish markkas (excluding accounting procedures) from 1970 to 1975. a valco factory, built in imatra at a cost of fmk265 million in 1978, was bankrupt in two years. politicians were accused of bribery, since they received tv and stereo equipment from salora. although no leading politicians were accused in court, social democrats, rkp, liberals and centre party candidates lost in the next election because of suspected bribery. bror wahlroos, father of björn wahlroos, was accused of receiving stereos valued at fmk2,000 and received a fmk3,000 fine. selora's director was convicted of bribing five ministers, two secretaries-general, one governor and 30 tax officers, and sentenced to years' imprisonment.