With EU membership, Finland finally punches above its weight [Finland and the European elections 2014]

In 1994, Finland had a referendum on EU membership. To mark the anniversary, EurActiv featured an article focusing on this country's relationship with the EU, but also the challenges prior to the EU election in May 2014.

Further information relating to Finland and the European Parliament elections in May 2014 can be found via the related url hyperlinks.

The conservative governing party, the National Coalition, won the Finnish EU election with 22.4% of the votes, closely followed by liberal opposition, the Centre Party, at 21%.

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ESO: Background information: Despite the rise of the True Finns in 2011, Finland continues to be a pro-European EU member state http://www.europeansources.info/record/despite-the-rise-of-the-true-finns-in-2011-finland-continues-to-be-a-pro-european-eu-member-state/

ESO: Background information: European Parliament: Election, May 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-parliament-election-may-2014/

Wikipedia: European Parliament election, 2014 (Finland) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament_election,_2014_%28Finland%29

EUObserver, 28.02.14: Much ado about Greece in Finnish EU elections http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123163

Blog: EuroppBlog, 05.03.14: The European Parliament elections in Finland are unlikely to see a significant swing in support toward the Eurosceptic Finns Party http://bit.ly/1oqqfZU

EurActiv, 22.05.14: Conservatives set for victory in Parliament elections in Finland http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/conservatives-set-victory-parliament-elections-finland-302303

EurActiv, 25.05.14: Conservatives and liberals neck-and-neck in Finnish national election http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/conservatives-and-liberals-neck-and-neck-finnish-national-election-302370

ESO: Background information: Race for Katainen’s job hots up http://www.europeansources.info/record/race-for-katainens-job-hots-up/

EUObserver, 04.06.14: Finnish politics face turbulence http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/124467

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