Finland’s results in the European election bucked a continent-wide trend of rising support for parties on the outer fringe of right-wing politics, with the Left Alliance and the National Coalition winning big at the expense of the nationalist Finns Party.
Leftist leader Li Andersson received more votes than any other candidate has ever received in a European election.
In Finland that trick has gone already. Right wing ran immigration support to the ground so far right got votes with their campaign of “cars are burning and hand grenades are flying” (they’re not).
So hopefully this election is a first in the counter wave to that.