HS: Support for Social Democrats climbs to eight-year high

THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY has cemented its status as the most popular political party in Finland, reveals the latest opinion poll commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat.

Helsingin Sanomat on Wednesday reported that popular support for the largest opposition party has risen by 1.1 percentage points to 22.7 per cent since mid-April, providing it an almost three-point cushion at the top of the poll ahead of the National Coalition.