European elections: Advance voter turnout surprisingly high

The daily Karjalainen is delighted that the advance voter turnout for the European elections is unexpectedly high in Finland: "Advance voting for the European Parliament got off to a surprisingly brisk start on Wednesday. On the first day more than 111,000 ballots were cast. By comparison, only around 90,000 people turned out on the first day of advance voting in the last elections. ... True, much of the enthusiasm of the first days can be put down to the fact that the school year is ending and graduates will be celebrating on the weekend. Many families have other plans and want to cast their ballots right away. ... Another reason for the high turnout in the past days could be that Timo Soini, the chairman of the [right-wing] True Finns, is running for a seat in the European Parliament, moving many EU opponents to come out and vote for him instead of dozing through the elections."

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