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Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia

Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia and reject their asylum applications

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Finland's center-right government survives no-confidence vote over 2 right-wing ministers

Finland’s center-right government has survived a no-confidence motion from three opposition parties over two ministers from the right-wing populist Finns Party at the center of a racism scandal that has rocked the Nordic country

The Independent UK

Finland’s government agrees on anti-racism plan after series of scandals

The policy is the right-wing coalition government answer to a series of discrimination scandals .

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Finland's new finance minister apologizes for racist comments in 2008 blog post

The finance minister in Finland’s new four-party governing coalition has apologized for racist comments she made in a blog post 15 years ago

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Finnish far-right finance minister accused of racist online comments

Riikka Purra says she will not resign after being linked to racial slurs and threats of violence made in 2008

The Guardian - UK

Finland’s ‘most rightwing government ever’ to cut spending and immigration

Four-party coalition including far-right Finns agrees deal on austerity and to tighten up citizenship rules

The Guardian - UK

Finland’s conservatives to open coalition talks with far-right party

Petteri Orpo, likely successor of Sanna Marin as PM, says government should be in place by June

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Finland's election winner seeks to govern with anti-immigration party

Finland's conservative National Coalition, winner of this month's parliamentary election, said on Thursday it hopes to form a majority government together with the eurosceptic, anti-immigration Finns Party and two smaller groups.

Reuters

Finland's election: what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next

The results of Finland’s parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead. This was to a certain degree foreseen by pre-election polls, which indicated that prime minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) was about to lose to the opposition conservative National Coalition Party (Kok), led by Petteri Orpo.

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Finland shifts to the right but could face weeks of fraught coalition talks

Petteri Orpo’s NCP pushes party of predecessor Sanna Marin into third place in tight election

The Guardian - UK

Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin defeated in tight election

The young prime minister’s party finished third in the standings

The Independent UK

Finland’s conservatives defeat PM Sanna Marin

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

The New Daily

Sanna Marin suffers defeat in Finland election as SDP beaten into third place

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

The Guardian - UK

Finland: General election expected to end in close finish as Prime Minister Sanna Marin fights for second term

Ms Marin’s Social Democrats are fighting to secure a second term in power

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Finland’s Sanna Marin faces tough challenge in re-election bid

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

The Independent UK

Finns vote in tight election; young leader seeks reelection

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

The Guardian - UK

Finland election: tight race has Marin’s SDP polling behind far right

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

Al Jazeera

Finland, having cleared last NATO hurdle, heads to elections

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

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Finland's Marin in battle over state spending to stay in power

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.

Reuters

Lead of Finland's right-wing opposition narrows as parliament election looms

Finland is headed for a close-fought parliament election on April 2, with the three largest parties in a near dead heat, an opinion poll published by daily Helsingin Sanomat showed on Tuesday.

Reuters

Finland's nationalist party eye immigration cuts if they win elections

Finland's nationalist Finns Party will crack down on immigration if it wins a national election next month, its leader Riikka Purra said.

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