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One of Europe's youngest leaders, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, looks to have lost her seat in the country's election.

Marin says ‘democracy is always a wonderful thing’ as her Social Democrats come third behind rightwing NCP and nationalist Finns parties

Three parties are in a neck-and-neck race to win a majority of Finland’s 200-seat parliament and form a new government.

Helsinki (AFP) - Finns voted on Sunday in legislative elections that could see the country take a dramatic turn to the right, as centre-right and anti-immigration parties vie to unseat Social Democratic Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

Polling stations have opened in Finland for a general election that is expected to produce a close finish between three parties

Long coalition talks may follow Sunday, with conservative NCP not ruling out deal with populist Finns

Is Sanna Marin still popular and do most Finns support NATO? Here are five key things to know.

A parliamentary election in Finland on Sunday is shaping up as an extremely close race between three parties as Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats fight to secure a second term running the government

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who in 2019 became the world's youngest premier at 34, is battling to stay in power in an election on Sunday as the country faces a recession and her challengers accuses her government of bloated public spending.