Finland’s right-wing National Coalition Party wins tight election

Petteri Orpo will get the first chance at forming a coalition to obtain a majority in parliament as Sanna Marin's era as prime minister comes to an end [File: Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Reuters]

Finland’s main conservative party has claimed victory in a tightly-fought parliamentary election.

With all of the votes counted on Sunday, the centre-right National Coalition Party (NCP) came out on top at 20.8 percent. They were followed by the right-wing populist party, The Finns, with 20.1 percent, while Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats garnered 19.9 percent.