Petteri Orpo has been elected as the new Prime Minister of the country by the Parliament of Finland

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In Finland, the leader of the Conservative Party, Petteri Orpo, was elected Prime Minister of the country by the parliament.

An Overview of the News

• Orpo's election was supported by 107 members of parliament, while 81 opposed and 11 abstained.

• President Sauli Niinisto is set to formally appoint Petteri Orpo as the new Prime Minister.

• Orpo will replace Sanna Marin of the Social Democrats, who finished third in the polls.

About Finland

• It is a northern European nation.

• It shares borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia.

• The capital of Finland is Helsinki.

• Helsinki is situated on a peninsula and is surrounded by islands in the Baltic Sea.

• Finland's arctic Lapland province is famous for the Northern Lights, a spectacular natural phenomenon.

• Lapland is a vast wilderness area with national parks and ski resorts, making it a popular destination.