A coalition of extremes

Photo: Mikko Stig/LKS
Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen (Christian Democrats) (left), Minister of Defence Stefan Wallin, (Swedish People's Party), Minister of Finance Jutta Urpilainen (Social Democrats), Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen (National Coalition Party), Minister of Culture and Sport Paavo Arhinmäki (Left Alliance) and Minister of the Environment Ville Niinistö (Green League).

The task of forming a majority government based on the outcome of the April 17th parliamentary elections was beginning to look impossible, but a six-party coalition government and a 100-page government programme have now been created, as proof of Finland’s political pragmatism.

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