The strong progress of the group populist True Finns and the European rescue of Portugal have marked the campaign for the general election on Sunday in Finland, where the Conservative Party as a slight favorite Kokoomus part, according to recent polls. As happened in other Nordic countries, Finland has used the far right in recent months, discontent over the economic crisis and voter dissatisfaction with the traditional parties to gain ground.
However, these earlier surveys are encouraging to go to the polls to more voters than in previous elections, according to local media. Although in this country is not advancing participation data while schools are open, analysts expect that this time will exceed the 67.8% obtained in 2007 legislative elections.
While neighboring Sweden, the far right was just over 4% threshold that allowed him to enter parliament for seven months, the True Finns could quadruple its support for the general elections of 2007, achieving further progress in a game Finnish history and reaching over 15% of the vote.
The leader of the populist group, the charismatic MEP Timo Soini, has struggled throughout the campaign removed the ultraconservative label, and has 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 '.
Nevertheless, in recent months Soini has attracted the sympathy of many voters usual the three major parties (centrist, conservative and social democrat), they could lose between two and five points each compared to previous elections, polls show . He who loses popular support is the Centre Party (Keskusta), worn after eight years at the helm of the coalition government and marred by several instances of irregular funding that splashed directly to former Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and several more senior.
Vanhanen, whose popularity had fallen sharply in recent months, did a real favor to his party in June by submitting his resignation citing personal reasons. Mari Kiviniemi, his replacement as head of government, has managed to halt the decline of the centrists and partially restore the trust of their voters, but not enough to win today's election, judging by the polls.
The effects of the economic crisis in Finland, the only Nordic country of the Eurozone and the European rescue of the member states on the brink of bankruptcy, especially in Portugal, have undoubtedly been the core issues of political debate during the election campaign . Centrists and conservatives, the main coalition partners, support the need to come to Portugal to help ensure stability in the euro area and prevent another financial crisis, although requiring Lisbon strict budget adjustments and privatizations.
Other parties, such as the Social Democrats and the Left Alliance, are more reluctant and willing to participate in European rescue only if the banks and investors bear some responsibility. The True Finns are those most opposed to Finland to take out the wallet again, as it did to help Iceland, Greece and Ireland, claiming that their citizens do not have to pay their tax debts of governments that have failed manage its own economy.
This stance, accused by conservatives of populist and irresponsible, has increased popular support for the party Soini, since more than half of Finns oppose the bailout Portuguese. With the theme "Looking back you can not move forward," Kokoomus conservatives, led by the current Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen, have tried to counter the progress populist during the campaign insisting that the triumph of the True Finns would be a step backwards for the country. 
However, these earlier surveys are encouraging to go to the polls to more voters than in previous elections, according to local media. Although in this country is not advancing participation data while schools are open, analysts expect that this time will exceed the 67.8% obtained in 2007 legislative elections.
While neighboring Sweden, the far right was just over 4% threshold that allowed him to enter parliament for seven months, the True Finns could quadruple its support for the general elections of 2007, achieving further progress in a game Finnish history and reaching over 15% of the vote.
The leader of the populist group, the charismatic MEP Timo Soini, has struggled throughout the campaign removed the ultraconservative label, and has 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 '.
Nevertheless, in recent months Soini has attracted the sympathy of many voters usual the three major parties (centrist, conservative and social democrat), they could lose between two and five points each compared to previous elections, polls show . He who loses popular support is the Centre Party (Keskusta), worn after eight years at the helm of the coalition government and marred by several instances of irregular funding that splashed directly to former Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and several more senior.
Vanhanen, whose popularity had fallen sharply in recent months, did a real favor to his party in June by submitting his resignation citing personal reasons. Mari Kiviniemi, his replacement as head of government, has managed to halt the decline of the centrists and partially restore the trust of their voters, but not enough to win today's election, judging by the polls.
The effects of the economic crisis in Finland, the only Nordic country of the Eurozone and the European rescue of the member states on the brink of bankruptcy, especially in Portugal, have undoubtedly been the core issues of political debate during the election campaign . Centrists and conservatives, the main coalition partners, support the need to come to Portugal to help ensure stability in the euro area and prevent another financial crisis, although requiring Lisbon strict budget adjustments and privatizations.
Other parties, such as the Social Democrats and the Left Alliance, are more reluctant and willing to participate in European rescue only if the banks and investors bear some responsibility. The True Finns are those most opposed to Finland to take out the wallet again, as it did to help Iceland, Greece and Ireland, claiming that their citizens do not have to pay their tax debts of governments that have failed manage its own economy.
This stance, accused by conservatives of populist and irresponsible, has increased popular support for the party Soini, since more than half of Finns oppose the bailout Portuguese. With the theme "Looking back you can not move forward," Kokoomus conservatives, led by the current Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen, have tried to counter the progress populist during the campaign insisting that the triumph of the True Finns would be a step backwards for the country.
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