Chairman of National Coalition Party Petteri Orpo attends the parliamentary election party in Helsinki, Finland April 14, 2019. Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari via REUTERS
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's leftist Social Democrats and the nationalist Finns Party emerged nearly tied to win Sunday's general election, reflecting a mounting sense of insecurity in the Nordic nation over immigration, welfare and climate change.
Tipped to win, the opposition Social Democrats scored 17.7 percent, while their eurosceptic Finns Party rivals were at 17.5 percent, according to final results from the justice ministry.
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