”If Väyrynen makes it to the second round against Niinistö, it’s really a vote on the euro,” writes Estonian daily Postimees.

”Paavo Väyrynen’s success has been a surprise, as Finns have a long history of voting against him,” says Estonian public broadcaster ERR.

Swedish public service broadcaster SVT recently aired a news report outlining how Finland’s hardened climate toward minorities had grown into a campaign issue.

In Norway, broadcaster NRK reports that women do not play a big role in the presidential race this time around, as support garnered by the two women candidates has been marginal.

The Guardian meanwhile writes that a pro-euro candidate will win. Voters who helped the Finns Party make big gains in last spring’s parliamentary elections may abandon populist candidate Timo Soini to “feel more comfortable inside the EU with the debt pact in place," according to the paper.