Government Negotiator and Social Democratic Party Chairman Antti Rinne speaks during a news conference about the programme of the next Finnish government and ministers in Helsinki, Finland June 3, 2019. Lehtikuva/Mikko Stig via REUTERS
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's president formally appointed on Thursday a new centre-left government, with Social Democrat leader Antti Rinne replacing the Centre Party's Juha Sipila as prime minister.
Rinne is the first leftist prime minister in Finland in 20 years. His government programme includes tax hikes and increased spending to preserve the country's generous welfare state.
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