All presidential candidates champion independence and country’s new role in Nato as relations with Moscow deteriorate
Finns headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, an office whose importance has grown as tensions increase tensions with neighbouring Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
While the president’s powers are limited, the head of state – who also acts as supreme commander of Finland’s armed forces – helps direct foreign policy in collaboration with the government, meaning the changing geopolitical landscape in Europe will be the main concern for the winner.
