In the international media, Finland’s election result is explained by the discussion about the state’s indebtedness. Forming a government is said to be difficult.
Jussi Nurminen,
Ilmari Reunamäki
Sanna Marin has lost the struggle for power, says the British newspaper The Guardian (you are switching to another service) to its readers about the result of the Finnish parliamentary elections.
In many news reports, the election result is titled in the same way as Marin’s personal defeat. For example The British Broadcasting Company BBC (you will switch to another service) headlined that Marin had lost to the conservatives. American The New York Times (you are moving to another service) (NYT) adds this social democratic party to its list of defeats, in addition to Marin.
American news channel CNN (you will switch to another service) writes that Marin has admitted his election defeat.
Marin’s fate is at the forefront of most of the news in the international media, in many of which the popular prime minister’s defeat is estimated to be explained by the discussion about Finland’s indebtedness.
Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, the rise of Basic Finns to the second largest parliamentary party does not receive much attention in the world, at least in the first election news. The news does mention the popularity of basic Finns, but the top news item is the change of the most popular prime minister.
NYT writes about basic Finns that the party has softened its image Riikka Purran in the leadership, and the Fundamental Finns used social media skillfully, which increased the party’s popularity among young voters.
The Swedish media is wondering about the fate of “superstar” Sanna Marin in the elections
The Finnish parliamentary elections have been followed closely in the Swedish media. In several comments on the election results, the astonishment that Finland is about to change its popular prime minister is repeated.
In the Swedish media, Sanna Marini is called, among other things, a superstar, a fixed star, a rock prime minister and the face of Finland in the world.
Aftonbladet (you switch to another service) according to that, changing the prime minister can be considered sensational and strange. Petteri Orpo in the magazine’s opinion, is the opposite of Marin, a colorless and rather anonymous politician.
Expressen magazine (you switch to another service) analyzes the election result that resolved the national debt in favor of the coalition. The newspaper points out that both Finnish and Swedish democratic prime ministers experienced the same fate. The support of both parties increased in the elections, but both Marin and Magdalena Andersson lost the position of prime minister.
In several other comments, Finland’s election result is compared to Sweden’s election result last fall. For example Svenska Dagbladet (you switch to another service) according to the results of the parties and the behavior of the voters, there are a surprising number of similarities.
Finnish government negotiations are said to be difficult and even last for months, for example Dagens Nyheter newspaper (you switch to another service) and Swedish television’s SVT (you switch to another service) in election monitoring.
In Germany, Finland’s election result is described as a shock
“Sanna Marin’s election shock” was reported by a German Bild magazine (you switch to another service) Finland’s election result among its main news. Bild writes that Sanna Marin’s government steered Finland through the corona pandemic and into NATO membership, but the election campaign focused on the economy and national debt.
Broadcasting company ARD (you switch to another service) highlights the election victory of the coalition and the fact that Petteri Orpo is likely to be the next prime minister. ARD reminds that, unlike the Social Democrats, the coalition has not ruled out cooperation with right-wing populists, i.e. basic Finns.
Pay attention to the same public broadcaster ZDF (you switch to another service) in his own election news. “Defeat for Sanna Marin” was the title of the story that was the main news on ZDF early in the morning.
Die Welt magazine (you switch to another service) points out that it is exceptional that the prime minister’s party, in this election the Social Democrats, increased its support in the election. The newspaper tells its readers that in Finland, government responsibility traditionally leads to a decrease in support. Die Welt also highlights the poor result of the Greens.
Spiegel magazine (you switch to another service) analyzes that with the election result, Finland will move politically to the right, which may lead to Marin going abroad.
– According to rumors, he may soon be a candidate for a high office in Brussels, writes Spiegel.
Talouslehdet: The debt debate benefited the right
Talouslehti Financial Times (you will switch to another service) According to (FT), the debate during the election focused on the public finances and the national debt, which the conservative parties benefited from on election day. FT notes that Orpo has kept the options open for government consultations and may aim to form a government with either basic Finns or social democrats.
Economic magazine The Wall Street Journal (you are moving to another service) (WSJ) writes that Finland is known as a careful ruler of the state economy, with one of the highest credit ratings in the world. However, the WSJ noted that in recent years, Finland’s national debt in relation to the gross national product has grown to a clearly higher level than, for example, Sweden and Denmark. According to the WSJ, Orpo wants to set a “strict limit” on Finland’s borrowing.
The Finnish elections received an exceptionally large amount of attention
The Finnish parliamentary elections have received an extraordinary amount of international attention.
Journalists from several continents were accredited to follow the elections, and the elections were reported on by, among others, the international news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters, the financial media Bloomberg, the American newspaper The New York Times and the Japanese broadcasting company NHK.