In the presidential elections in Finland, former minister Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb, a candidate from the centre-right party Kansallinen Kokoomus, won, receiving the support of 51.6% of the citizen vote

Alexander Stubb had a bilingual upbringing : Swedish and Finnish. His grandparents are from Viipuri , and his father Göran Stubb , with Swedish roots , comes from the Karelian Isthmus – Kägöisalmi . In 2011, he visited Karelia on an official visit as Minister of Foreign Affairs . “ A new era is dawning ,” said Alexander Stubb, speaking about Helsinki’s entry into NATO . “ I firmly believe that Finland will remain the best country in the world in the next few years .”