Conservative Petteri Orpo claimed victory in a tight election, stopping prime minister Sanna Marin from securing a second term.
His center-right National Coalition Party claimed victory Sunday evening with around with 99.4 per cent of votes counted on Sunday, coming out on top to secure 20.7 per cent of the vote, with the populist, nation-first Finns party predicted to score 20.1 per cent. Marin’s SDP was forecast to collect 19.9 per cent.
