Readers in Finland respond to an article by Zoe Williams and reflect on the reasons why Sanna Marin lost the election
As a Guardian reader and supporter and a follower of Finnish politics for more than 20 years, I was saddened to read Zoe Williams’ misrepresentations of the Finnish parliamentary election result (Misogyny is a mighty force on the right – just look at the fate of Finland’s Sanna Marin, 4 April).
Ms Marin was correct to celebrate the electoral process in her concession speech. It was an election campaign fought in a very civilised manner on issues (public spending, the environment and immigration), not personalities. The sharing on social media of some party moments may be fresh in British commentators’ minds, but is already history for most people here. I heard no “party girl” references during the campaign.
