Meanwhile in Finland…
They held their presidential election over the weekend. The Scandinavian countries have largely been spared from the financial chaos that threatens their southern neighbors, and Finland consistently rates right up there as one of the best places to live in the world, but the leading candidate after the first round is former finance minister Sauli Niinsto, who favors closer ties to the European Union. However, Niisto did not receive the needed 50% of the vote for an outright win, so he faces Green Party candidate and second-place finisher Pekka Haavisto in a runoff.
But this is just the icing on the proverbial cake: check out the election results from the first round of voting as displayed by the Finnish national television network YLE on their website. When the page finishes loading, click the button near the bottom that says “Sivakoikaa!”, and spend the next five minutes wishing that FOX News would do this for the Republican primaries.
