Conservative Petteri Orpo set to become Finland PM

WITH his calm demeanour, sober suits and an insistence on budget austerity, conservative leader Petteri Orpo might not appear the most exciting prospect on Finland’s political landscape.

But the 53-year-old Orpo could well be the country’s next prime minister after his centre-right National Coalition Party beat out charismatic incumbent Sanna Marin, of the Social Democrats, in Sunday’s general election.