The Conservative party Kokoomus Economy Minister Jyrki Katainen, has won a narrow general election in Finland on Sunday ahead of the Social Democrats and the far right, has finally fallen to third place. With 100%% of votes counted, the Conservatives achieved 20.4% of the vote and 44 of the 200 seats in the Eduskunta (Finnish Parliament), two more than the Social Democratic Party, which received 19.1% of the vote.
However, the big winner of the day was right-wing True Finns party, training led by the charismatic populist MEP Timo Soini, who with 19% of the vote achieved 39 deputies, eight times more than in the 2007 elections. This is the biggest advance of a political party in the history of Finland.
"This is a great victory, the triumph of common sense of the Finns, who are tired governed by the same old parties that have spent decades in power," said a jubilant Soini. Instead, voters have punished harshly to the ruling Centre Party of Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi, which has dropped seven points and achieved 35 seats, 16 fewer than in previous elections.
Kiviniemi has conceded defeat and ensured that the real winner in Sunday's elections was the party Soini, the only representation in the Parliament in Helsinki that has lost support. "The True Finns are the winners today and we must congratulate them because the people have placed on their side," said Kiviniemi.
With the vote the party Soini, Finns have shown their rejection of the European policies of the previous government and discontent with the traditional parties after several cases of irregular funding. The populist leader of this group struggled throughout the campaign removed the ultraconservative label, and he even said that his party is more of a center.
However, his nationalist rhetoric, Eurosceptic and antinmigración puts you Kokoomus conservative right, especially after having opened the doors of his party clearly xenophobic several candidates, some of which has even been convicted for publishing racist views in his blog '. Participation in these parliamentary elections was 70.4%, 2.5 points higher than in previous legislation. 
However, the big winner of the day was right-wing True Finns party, training led by the charismatic populist MEP Timo Soini, who with 19% of the vote achieved 39 deputies, eight times more than in the 2007 elections. This is the biggest advance of a political party in the history of Finland.
"This is a great victory, the triumph of common sense of the Finns, who are tired governed by the same old parties that have spent decades in power," said a jubilant Soini. Instead, voters have punished harshly to the ruling Centre Party of Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi, which has dropped seven points and achieved 35 seats, 16 fewer than in previous elections.
Kiviniemi has conceded defeat and ensured that the real winner in Sunday's elections was the party Soini, the only representation in the Parliament in Helsinki that has lost support. "The True Finns are the winners today and we must congratulate them because the people have placed on their side," said Kiviniemi.
With the vote the party Soini, Finns have shown their rejection of the European policies of the previous government and discontent with the traditional parties after several cases of irregular funding. The populist leader of this group struggled throughout the campaign removed the ultraconservative label, and he even said that his party is more of a center.
However, his nationalist rhetoric, Eurosceptic and antinmigración puts you Kokoomus conservative right, especially after having opened the doors of his party clearly xenophobic several candidates, some of which has even been convicted for publishing racist views in his blog '. Participation in these parliamentary elections was 70.4%, 2.5 points higher than in previous legislation.
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