Finland election: Three-way race as Sanna Marin fights for survival

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Finns go the polls on Sunday, in an election seen as a neck-and-neck race between right-wing populists, conservatives and Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left.

Finland may be days from joining Nato, but the war in Ukraine has had no impact on the vote, even though Finland shares the longest border with Russia.

The election battle ground has instead been over the economy.

And Finns are making a big choice on their country's future direction.

The main challenge to Sanna Marin's Social Democrats comes from the right.

After four years of opposition Petteri Orpo's conservative National Coalition Party has high hopes of forming a coalition, but this could be the populist Finns Party's best chance to lead a government yet.

 

When Ms Marin, now 37, burst on to the scene four years ago, she was the world's youngest prime minister at the head of a coalition of five parties, all led by women. Although her poll ratings are still high, she is seen as a polarising figure and came under heavy scrutiny last summer when a video emerged of her singing, dancing and drinking at a party.