Finnish citizens in Thunder Bay, Ont., are participating in a historic election, as the country chooses its first president since it joined NATO last year. About 50 people participated in two days of advance polling over the past week at the honorary Finnish Consulate in Thunder Bay. The second round of voting in the city will take place Wednesday and Thursday. Thunder Bay has historic ties to Finland from over a century of immigration and has one the largest Finnish populations outside of Finland itself.
Finnish citizens in Thunder Bay , Ont., are participating in a historic election, as the country chooses its first president since it joined NATO last year. About 50 people participated in two days of advance polling over the past week at the honorary Finnish Consulate in Thunder Bay . The second round of voting in the city will take place Wednesday and Thursday.
Thunder Bay has historic ties to Finland from over a century of immigration and has one the largest Finnish populations outside of Finland itself
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