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**Winston** · January 15, 2006, 03:20

Go #4!

**Dinner** · January 15, 2006, 03:21

I vote for the Finn with the most bizarre name.

**Pekka** · January 15, 2006, 03:32

Oerdin, ok here are the names:

Tarja Halonen (current president, former SDP, since can't be .. for their old party anymore)

Heidi Hautala (Also a woman, Green party, doesn't think Finland needs an army etc. Concerned about environment in here and also globally)

Bjarne Kallis (Christians, but is not a fundamentalist by any means, actually has done very well, but still, a bit different from others with that Christian thing running high)

Arto Lahti (professor of business and stuff, extremely smart, knows Europe and business inside out, not in any party but gathered 20 000 names to run. Will get the least votes, not the material. But smart in his own field, economy)

Henry Lax (Swedish party. Has done reasonably well, but no chance in hell)

Sauli Niinistö (National coalition, major candidate. The conservative party in Finland, could have won last time but refused to run. Now Tarja has the edge this time. Speciality is economy stuff)

Timo Soini (From small and weird party. Hates the EU, doesn't like NATO, pretty much likes his own village and outside that everything is a threat. Also doesn't like refugees. Generally he doesn't like. No chance in hell.)

Matti Vanhanen (Current PM, Centre party. Major candidate. Looks after farmers benefits. Is actually pretty smart too, but super colourless. You will fall into coma listening to this dude).

So there they are. Tarja is number one favourite, but Vanhanen and Niinistö are pretty much tied up, and are challenging Tarja for second round, if it happens, which one of them gets there, we will know tonight!!

Exciting!

**Drake Tungsten** · January 15, 2006, 03:34

Go Tarja!!!

**joncha** · January 15, 2006, 03:55

Jarkko Ruutu

**Dinner** · January 15, 2006, 04:05

I'd be tempted to vote for Henry Lax. I mean the man has half of "Ex Lax" in his name. I think I might vote for Sauli Niinistö though since he has the most Finnish sounding name. With a name like Sauli Niinistö how can I go wrong? Then again Bjarne Kallis has a very Scandinavian sounding name.

**Lawrence of Arabia** · January 15, 2006, 04:11

Vote Väinämöinen for President !!!!

**VetLegion** · January 15, 2006, 04:17

I don't understand?

Wasn't there already a poll on this where we got to pick the Finnish president?

What do you mean, you didn't see it through?

You're showing some serious disrespect towards this forum. See if I will bother to choose you a president again. Not bloody likely

**Pekka** · January 15, 2006, 04:22

it was a picture thread, besides the elections are today so this was a necessary thread.

**Lawrence of Arabia** · January 15, 2006, 04:38

Suuri Suomi - Uraliin Asti!!!

**Dinner** · January 15, 2006, 04:46

Threads like this prove that the Finnish cultural empire continues to spread around the world via the internet.

**Stefu** · January 15, 2006, 04:49

Originally posted by Pekka
Arto Lahti (professor of business and stuff, extremely smart, knows Europe and business inside out, not in any party but gathered 20 000 names to run. Will get the least votes, not the material. But smart in his own field, economy)

He also wears a dorky bowtie and supports the utterly unrealistic idea of asking Russia to return Karelia

**Dinner** · January 15, 2006, 05:10

It can't hurt to ask.

**Darius871** · January 15, 2006, 05:52

Go Conan!!!1

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