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Opposition Centre wins Finnish vote, eurosceptic party second: final results

People cast their ballots at a polling station in Espoo, Finland on Sunday April 19, 2015

Finland's opposition Centre Party won Sunday's general election, ousting Prime Minister Alexander Stubb's left-right coalition after a campaign dominated by the country's economic woes, final results showed. The Centre Party became the biggest party in Finland, garnering 49 of 200 seats in parliament, while the rightwing eurosceptic Finns Party, headed by the charismatic Timo Soini, came second with 38 seats.