In Finland the True Finns party may do well in the April 17th election.

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With the three main parties all pro-EU and euro, it is hard to see how the True Finns could fit into a coalition.

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"Originally we were promised a monetary union, without political or economic union, " says Sampo Terho, an MEP from a Eurosceptic Finnish party, the True Finns.

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In last year's Finnish election the True Finns under Timo Soini went from almost no support to close to 20% by campaigning against euro-zone bail-outs.

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But the True Finns are dead against help for Portugal.

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Inspired by the True Finns in Helsinki, the Swedes and Danes who had never joined the euro refused to accept the German proposal for a "transfer union" to bail out Southern Europe.

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Elections in Finland over the weekend saw a sharp jump in support for the anti-European True Finns party who landed 19% of the vote compared to the pro-European National Coalition who took 20.4%.

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