Finns began voting in a general election where the centre-right government is expected to be overturned amid widespread opposition to its spending cuts
A woman is seen at a polling station during voting for the parliamentary elections, in Helsinki, Finland April 14, 2019.
As polling stations opened at 0600 GMT, Helsinki was typically quiet, and a trio of young women were the first to appear at the Normaalilyseo high school in the city centre to cast their votes. "After those who have voted in advance, we have about 1,700 people who have a right to vote today ," election official Vesa Hintsanen said at the school on Sunday.
The opposition Social Democratic Party, which Finland's main polls predict will win by a margin of about two percentage points, has vowed to alleviate the austerity policies introduced by the ruling coalition over the past four years.
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