Finnish voters go to the polls at the beginning of April, in a closely-fought campaign that sees Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats in a tight three-way race against the conservative National Coalition Party, and the the far-right populist Finns Party.
This week a Finns Party candidate sparked a backlash from other politicians and voters alike, for an advert branded as "racist."
Laura Jokela, who is standing in Helsinki, uploaded the image to her social media accounts and said she would also distribute the picture on a flyer to prospective supporters.
On the left hand side it shows a picture of half her face with the words "You know why" in Finnish, above a Finns Party logo.
On the right hand side it shows Jokela's face apparently covered in a burqa, and the slogan "East Helsinki. Like going abroad?"
"If someone feels that the picture is racist, they can ask themselves why they feel that way," Jokela, 31, told Euronews.
"If the reason is a Finnish woman wearing a burkha, you can reflect on your own prejudices, why it causes negative feelings," she said.
Outcry as Finland election campaign hit by 'racist' advertising
Finnish voters go to the polls at the beginning of April, in a closely-fought campaign that sees Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats in a tight three-way race against the conservative National Coalition Party, and the the far-right populist Finns Party.
Finnish niggas is East Helskini some dangerous place ?
