Reuters
Finland should cut spending on unemployment benefits and other welfare programmes to stop public debt from creeping up, opposition leader Petteri Orpo told Reuters ahead of a closely fought election at the weekend. National Coalition chief Orpo, 53, said cuts to housing benefits and subsidies to businesses were also required to make services viable for the Nordic nation's rapidly ageing population. Career politician Orpo has previously accused the government of left-wing Sanna Marin, 37, of overspending in areas including pensions and education, and he has made economic management a central theme in his campaign ahead of the Sunday's election.