Finland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Timo Soini listens during a news conference in Riga, Latvia, January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's eurosceptic foreign minister believes other states might follow Britain's lead and quit the European Union if authorities in Brussels press on with efforts to integrate member states more deeply.
But Timo Soini, whose diehard opposition to the bloc's sovereign bailouts spooked financial markets in 2011, says Finland will not be among the leavers and admits that June's Brexit vote has for now boosted support for EU membership within the bloc.
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