Pekka Haavisto & his husband Antonio Flores at The Green League’s election party in Tavastia after the second round of the presidential election 2012 in Finland.
Pekka Haavisto is not our next president…but he did an amazing campaign. I could not be prouder of him and his supporters.
Such a great man.
Haavisto2018.
Haavisto2018!
(Source: thepurplebus)
I swear this is the last time I’ll talk about Finnish politics… or not. The presidential elections are over and as expected, we did not win. 63% to 37%.
I’m not bitter about it (though I did shriek at the TV during the results more times than I can count), I’m just more inspired, I guess. Over …
Niinistö is now officially the nest president of Finland. :(
But, I’d like to remind you all that as it looks now, over a million people voted for our Pekka and out of the less than 3 mil. that voted that is a lot! Even though we lost we have seen something beautiful happen. A green gay politician got such an immense support in this country. It shows a lot.
So please remember the spirit we’ve shared these weeks and prepare to vote for Pekka in 2018 ;).
SOON IT BEGINS.
The silly person behind this blog and her friend have armed themselves with coke and crisps and are ready to press play on Yle Areena. Go Haavisto!!
Election Day
So, today the day we’ve all been dreading and waiting for is finally here! I hope all of you have either already voted or are going today!
First i want to apologise for the last few days being a bit dead over here, but I will be tumblring through today, all the way to the end. I’m so happy so many of you have joined this ride and I hope all of you have done your best for Pekka in all the possible ways! Let’s all face the results tonight together!
Illalla nähdään!! ♥
He’s gay and Green – not the best of combinations for candidates seeking elected office in Finland. For 30 years, Finns have picked a Social Democrat to be their president. Green and gay candidates are still something of a novelty.
But Pekka Haavisto has experienced something of an Obama moment in the election. He caused a shock in last month’s first round of voting by beating more established candidates from bigger parties to qualify for this weekend’s runoff vote.
Haavisto is something of a rarity in Finnish politics, an openly gay politician living in a registered partnership with a man from Ecuador. On Sunday the Finns will decide if he can beat the current favourite, Sauli Niinistö.
On a cold afternoon at Hakaniemi Square in central Helsinki, a 50-strong crowd braved the weather to hear Haavisto speak. Anu Korppi-Koskela, 31, went along with her daughter.
“Antonio would be an excellent first lady,” said Korppi-Koskela, referring to Antonio Flores, Haavisto’s partner, a hairdresser in Helsinki who has become a favourite subject for the Finnish tabloids.
(via smedleyfm)
