Pekka Haavisto

…gay candidate for the presidency, Pekka Haavisto, of the Green Party. Later in the year Finland agreed to participate in the EU’s bailout of Spain, again on the condition that it receive collateral for its contribution.

…Niinistö and his runoff opponent, Pekka Haavisto of the Green League, the country’s first openly gay presidential candidate, were strong supporters of the European Union. The electorate’s preference of them over candidates who opposed EU involvement seemed to indicate that some of the public’s furor over Finland’s financial burden in…