Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s center-right rival Petteri Orpo was upbeat Saturday on the eve of legislative elections after polls put his party in top place. | AFP
The Social Democrats led by current Prime Minister Sanna Marin took third place at 18.7 percent.
“I want to fix our economy. I want to boost economic growth”, Orpo said, adding that Marin “is not worried about the economy. She is not worried about debt”.
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