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.

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    5 months ago

    the Finnish do not rake their forests

    but they have turned it into a running gag

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      5 months ago

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