No right wing wave in Finland as Left Alliance take record result in EU elections

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No right wing wave in Finland as Left Alliance take record result in EU elections - lemm.ee

> 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.

From the same country that gave us Linux, inspired Middle Earth’s Quenya (noble Elvish) language, and showed us how to properly manage prison reform.

My question: why are the Finnish always so awesome?

P.S. Contrary to what one failed former conspiracy-addled political “leader” suggested, the Finnish do not rake their forests.

the Finnish do not rake their forests

but they have turned it into a running gag

Seems like it would be a great quip when someone’s being an ass. “Go rake a forest.”