Petteri Orpo, the leader of the centre-right National Coalition Party, is set to become Finland’s next prime minister after Sunday’s election (April 2). His party secured 48 of 200 ...

Orpo cuts an entirely different figure than Marin, who was one of the youngest national executives in the world when she became prime minister in 2019 at age 34.

National Coalition Party chair Petteri Orpo talks with voters as he campaigns, ahead of Finnish parliamentary elections on Sunday April 2, in Vantaa, Finland, March 31, 2023.

Finland is compelled to strengthen its defense due to the threat from Russia. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo announced that defense spending will increase by billions of euros annually, according to Yle.

Finland's newly elected parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of National Coalition Party leader Petteri Orpo to become prime minister, as widely expected, ushering in a right-wing government and ...

Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has announced plans to significantly increase the country’s defence budget in response to the persistent threat posed by Russia. Source: Orpo in an ...

"Finland has a profound reason to suspect that the entry (of migrants) is organized by a foreign state," Orpo continued. "This deals with Russia’s influencing operations and we won’t accept it.

Petteri Orpo was sworn in as prime minister of Finland’s new ruling coalition that has set out to fix the Nordic country’s deteriorating public finances and boost growth.

Finland shut down four of its nine border crossings with Russia to stop a sudden influx of Middle Eastern and African migrants -- accusing the Kremlin of sending them in revenge for joining NATO.

Finnish Government Talks May Wrap Up Next Week, Orpo Says Petteri Orpo Photographer: Heikki Saukkomaa/AFP/Getty Images By Leo Laikola June 8, 2023 at 12:14 AM PDT Translate ...

Finland's center-right National Coalition Party, headed by Petteri Orpo, eked out a narrow victory over the country's populist party. Sanna Marin's party fell to third place.