He has also served as a chairman of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and as a board member of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.

[9] In June 2022, Helsingin Sanomat published an article in which Rydman was accused of grooming and sexually harassing young women and girls, while taking advantage of his status as a politician.

[12] After the article was published, the leader of the National Coalition Party (NCP) Petteri Orpo stated that there was a lack of trust towards Rydman.

[14] Helsinki Police Department launched a preliminary investigation into the Helsingin Sanomat article as Rydman is accusing the newspaper of aggravated defamation.

[15] In February 2023, Rydman published a book Salaisuus jota ei ollut ("The Secret That Did Not Exist"), in which he told his own view of the course of events.

[16] After the preliminary investigation, the Helsinki Police Department stated that a trial or sentence would be unreasonable or purposeless, considering the other consequences of the act for the suspect.

[23] In an interview with NCP online media Verkkouutiset on 3 August, Rydman considered it self-evident that the whole Orpo's government adhered to people's constitutional rights.

The media he accused of trying to hamstring the new government by driving a wedge between the coalition parties and continuously casting doubt on its cohesion and functionality.

Saarikoski also commented on using the same journalist, stating the ongoing crime investigation should not let to have an effect to the newspaper's or its employees' decisions, preventing them from covering Rydman.