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(14 Apr 2019) The leader of Finland's populist Finns Party, Jussi Halla-aho, cast his ballot on Sunday in the country's parliamentary election. Voters in Finland are casting ballots after fierce debates over how best to tackle climate change dominated the campaign, even overshadowing topics like reforming the nation's generous welfare model. Speaking after leaving a Helsinki polling station, Halla-aho said his party wants to reduce to as low as possible the kind of immigration that is in, our opinion, damaging to the public finances of our country and to the safety and security of people. That means mostly so-called humanitarian immigration from the Third World. Tackling climate change is a priority in a Nordic country that has one-third of its territory above the Arctic Circle, but there are clear tensions over what path to choose. The Finns Party has broadened its support by appealing to those who reject such sacrifices in the name of climate change. We want a more moderate and sensible climate policy that does not chase industries away from Finland to countries like China, Halla-aho said. Across Europe, populist, anti-immigrant, euroskeptic parties have gained ground in recent elections at the expense of traditional political parties. The vote in Finland is expected to reflect that development yet add a new twist: populists here rail against climate change sacrifices instead of focusing on immigration like their counterparts in southern Europe. Some 36% of eligible voters have already cast their ballots in advance, choosing between 2,500 candidates from 19 political parties and movements for the Eduskunta legislature's 200 seats. Preliminary results are expected later Sunday night. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Google+: https://plus.google.com/b/102011028589719587178/+APArchive​ Tumblr: https://aparchives.tumblr.com/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/33fb2118d572dc826a6ce4e0ba17f793

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