The Finns Party is struggling to sign up candidates to run in local elections this year, according to figures Yle sourced from Finland's political parties.
The Finns Party says it has around 3,500 candidates to run in the municipal elections, compared to the 6,000 it ran in 2021.
The Centre Party has the most candidates signed up, with 5,000, while the Social Democrats and National Coalition both have just over 4,000.
There is a week to go before the deadline to finalise candidate lists on 4 March, with parties telling Yle they expect these numbers to grow before the cut-off.
There will also be regional elections on the same day, with the Social Democrats leading the pack in recruiting candidates for that role.
Yle also asked the parties about their budgets. The National Coalition has the biggest war chest going into the campaign, with 1.8 million euros.
Next comes the Finns Party with 1.3 million euros, then the Social Democrats at one million euros, followed by the Centre Party's 600,000 euros and the Swedish People's Party's 500,000 euros.
Find out more about the local elections, and why some foreign-background candidates are running, in this episode of the All Points North podcast. Listen via this embedded player, on Yle Areena, via Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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