Finns go to the polls

A nationalist party that rejects bail-outs for Portugal and other debt-ridden eurozone members is expected to make strong gains in Finland's election today but remains unlikely to join the next government, according to a series of recent polls.

The opposition True Finns party, which opposes immigration and rescue funds for what it calls Europe's "squanderers", has quadrupled its support since the last election and is poised to finish among the top four.