Gains for eurosceptics in Finnish poll / Finnish poll turns on anti-euro feeling

Reports of Finland's General Election held on the 17 April 2011.

Finland’s centre-right National Coalition party looked set to emerge as the biggest party. There were also big gains for the True Finns populist party opposed to bailing out Portugal and other crisis-hit eurozone countries.

EUObserver, 18.4.11: Finnish election threatens Portugal rescue http://euobserver.com/9/32201

EurActiv, 18.4.11: True Finns election gains cast fresh doubts on EU http://www.euractiv.com/elections/true-finns-election-gains-cast-f-news-504127

BBC News, 18.4.11: Nationalist True Finns make gains in Finland vote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13107620

Deutsche Welle, 17.4.11: Nationalists enjoy surge in support in Finnish elections http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14995106,00.html

France24, 18.4.11: Eurosceptic gains in Finnish elections spark worries over EU bailouts http://www.france24.com/en/20110417-anti-euro-populists-tail-conservatives-finland-elections-true-finns

Helsingin Sanomat, 17.4.2011: Massive gains for True Finns and a bad night for the Centre Party as finland experiences massive protest vote. National Coalition will be largest party http://www.hs.fi/english/article/bSUNDAY+EVENING++ELECTION+SPECIAL+-++MASSIVE+GAINS+FOR+TRUE+FINNS+AND+A+BAD+NIGHT+FOR+THE+CENTRE+PARTY+AS+FINLAND+EXPERIENCES+SWEEPING+PROTEST+VOTE++NATIONAL+COALITION+WILL+BE+LARGEST+PARTY++Updated+2355b/1135265468735

ESO: Background information: Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 http://www.europeansources.info/record/finnish-parliamentary-election-2011/

Aamulehti, 18.4.11: What can the True Finns truly do? (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/604761-what-can-true-finns-truly-do

Helsingin Sanomat, 18.4.11: Editorial: Timo Soini rewrote the electoral history books http://www.hs.fi/english/article/EDITORIAL+Timo+Soini+rewrote+the+electoral+history+books/1135265495084

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