According to the preliminary statistics released by the Finnish Ministry of Justice on the evening of the 28th, in the 2024 Finnish presidential election held on the same day, none of the nine presidential candidates won more than half of the votes. Finland will hold a second round of voting in the presidential election on February 11. As the two candidates with the most votes in the first round of the presidential election, Stubb and Haavisto will advance to the second round of voting, and the one with the most votes will be elected as the new president.
This is presidential candidate Pekka Haavisto photographed in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, on January 28. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Tong Shuai)
On January 28, in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, presidential candidate Alexander Stubb was interviewed by the media. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Jing
Presidential candidates Pekka Haavisto (left) and Alexander Stubb are interviewed by the media in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, on January 28. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Jing