Photo: Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva Sauli Niinistö (National Coalition Party, left) and Pekka Haavisto (Green Party) converse as results roll in showing that Niinistö carried the vote and will become the next president of Finland.
Sauli Niinistö receives 62.6 percent of the second-round vote, becoming Finland’s next president, while Pekka Haavisto gets the remaining 37.4 percent. The results surprise no one, but this election is nonetheless groundbreaking in several respects.
