The presidential election is taking place in Finland

The current president, Sauli Niiniste, ends his tenure as head of state after a maximum of two consecutive terms.

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Finland’s presidential election has begun. They will elect the 13th head of state, local media reported on Sunday, January 28.

About 4.55 million Finnish citizens have the right to vote (the country’s population is 5.56 million). Polling stations open at 09:00 and remain open until 20:00.

The election results will be known today. If one of the candidates wins, the inauguration of the new president will take place on February 1. If none of the candidates gets more than 50% of the votes, the two candidates with the highest results will advance to the second round, which will take place on February 11.

The president in Finland is elected for a six-year term. Sauli Niinistö, the current president, ended his tenure as head of state after a maximum of two consecutive terms.

A total of nine candidates are participating in the election. The biggest chances of winning are the former Prime Minister (2014-2015), a member of the center-right Coalition Party, Alexander Stubb, and the former head of the country’s Foreign Ministry, Pekka Haavisto.

Both candidates support Ukraine, promote increased cooperation with NATO and the United States, and also propose additional restrictions against Russia.

According to the latest opinion polls, Stubb gets up to 27% of the vote, in Haavisto – 23%. With such a ratio of votes, a second round is inevitable.

Earlier, the Finnish government made changes to the budget for next year, proposing an increase in aid to Ukraine by 95 million euros.

And at the end of 2023, Finland sent Ukraine a military aid package worth 106 million euros.