Finland’s New Premier Appointed to Head Right-Wing Cabinet
- Ex-finance minister Petteri Orpo’s government is sworn in
- Austerity-focused cabinet includes the nationalist Finns Party
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Petteri Orpo was sworn in as prime minister of Finland’s new ruling coalition that has set out to fix the Nordic country’s deteriorating public finances and boost growth.
President Sauli Niinisto appointed Orpo’s government on Tuesday after the former finance chief and the head of the conservative National Coalition Party was approved by the Finnish parliament as the head of the new ruling coalition.