Finnish coalition government narrowly survives confidence vote

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Finland's Prime Minister Alexander Stubb talk during the Startup Sauna of the Northern Future Forum 2014 seminar, at the Aalto University in Espoo November 7, 2014. REUTERS/Martti Kainulainen/Lehtikuva

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's left-right coalition government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote on Friday brought on by the country's economic woes, which have been exacerbated by a slowdown in the euro zone and by the crisis in Ukraine.

The four-party government under Alexander Stubb won parliament's backing by 97 votes to 94.