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Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has won Finlands presidential election on Feb. 11, finishing narrowly ahead of former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, in a race that heavily focused on the countrys new role as a NATO neighbor of Russia. Stubb, the candidate from the centre-right National Coalition Party, placed first with 51.6 percent of the vote, ahead of Haavistos 48.4 percent. Throughout his campaign, Stubb promised unconditional support for Ukraine and called for greater NATO partnership among European allies. The feeling is calm, humble but of course at the same time I a