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Here is a selection of what the international press has published about Finland in the last week: Finland’s President, no stranger to Russia, warns Europe about complacency

The government will borrow 1.4 billion euros more than was expected as recently as in August.

Pekka Haavisto (Greens) would receive 45 per cent and Alexander Stubb (NCP) 42 per cent of the vote if the two faced each other in the second round of presidential voting, indicates a poll commissioned by the Finnish public broadcasting company.

Finland’s new head of state will have a big say over how NATO’s newest member secures its 1,340 km border with Russia.

Yle's newest presidential election poll suggests it could be a tight race when voters elect Sauli Niinistö's successor in January.

Li Andersson said that, if chosen as her party's candidate, she would focus on Finland's role in Nato and the climate crisis as campaign themes.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) reaffirmed that his government treats racism seriously and is committed to a long-term effort to weed out racism. Jani Mäkelä, the chairperson of the Finns Party Parliamentary Group, drew attention to discrimination of boys and men, the immigrant gangs bothering native-born people and woke culture that labels anything from board games and ice cream as racist.

Ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto (Greens) was regarded as a good choice for president by 43 per cent of respondents, giving him a two-percentage-point lead over ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb (NCP).

Strategic voting had a clear impact on the results of the 2023 parliamentary elections, indicates a study by Åbo Akademi University.

Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen (NCP) has elicited a response from experts and opposition lawmakers by suggesting the government should focus especially on carbon capture rather than slashing emissions from land use.