Alexander Stubb wins first round of Finland’s presidential vote to set up runoff

Alexander Stubb and Pekka Haavisto (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/AP)

Former prime minister Alexander Stubb won the first round of Finland’s presidential election on Sunday and will face runner-up ex-foreign minister Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month.

The vote centred on the Nordic country’s new role as a Nato frontline country with Russia, and the security situation in Europe.