Finland's 5.5 million people are now casting their votes in the first round of the presidential contest, with two contenders—former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto running as an independent ...

HELSINKI — Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb was projected to win the first round of Finland's presidential election on Sunday and face runner-up Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month.

With all votes counted, Stubb came first with 27.2% support, followed by Haavisto on 25.8%, and nationalist Jussi Halla-aho third with 19.0% support. A run-off between the top two will be held on ...

HELSINKI – Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb won Finland’s election runoff Sunday against ex-Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in a close race for the presidency and the task of steering the ...

Alexander Stubb of the center-right National Coalition Party narrowly won Finland’s presidential election on Sunday, defeating liberal Green Party member Pekka Haavisto, who conceded defeat.

HELSINKI, June 8 (Reuters) - Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Thursday he will run for president in next year's election, hoping to succeed Sauli Niinisto who is stepping down ...

The medals were a gesture of "immense gratitude" for the recipients' efforts in conjunction with Sweden joining Nato, ...

Finland’s top diplomat appeared to suggest Tuesday that the country may have to consider joining NATO without Sweden after Turkey’s president cast serious doubt on the expansion of the ...

“We need to protect ourselves,” Pekka Haavisto, who served as the foreign minister from 2019 to 2023 and as a member of parliament, said at a Wilson Center event. He pointed to Finland ...

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told a local news outlet Tuesday that given Turkey’s opposition, Helsinki will need to "evaluate the situation if it turns out that Sweden’s application ...

According to Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green), it is important from a military standpoint that Finland and Sweden join Nato at the same time. Haavisto spoke at the annual Rikskonferensen ...