Finland goes to the polls as border tensions with Russia rise

All presidential candidates champion independence and country's new role in Nato as relations with Moscow deteriorate

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Finns headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, an office whose importance has grown as tensions with neighbouring Russia have increased since the invasion of Ukraine.

While the president's powers are limited, the head of state - who also acts as supreme commander of Finland's armed forces - helps to direct foreign policy in collaboration with the government, meaning the changing geopolitical landscape in Europe will be the main concern for the winner.