Prime Minister Petteri Orpo met media representatives after the no-confidence vote at the Parliament of Finland.
An official tally showed 106 members of the 200-seat parliament backed the coalition, while 65 members supported the no-confidence motion proposed by three opposition parties. The remaining members either abstained or gave blank votes. In an attempt to stave off a collapse, the government last week agreed on a policy to combat intolerance and brought it up on Wednesday for a plenary discussion.
“I am really satisfied that the confidence was clear, everyone has been able to see that this summer has been challenging around this discussion of racism,” Orpo told reporters after the vote.Parliament voted separately over confidence in finance minister Riikka Purra and economic affairs minister Wille Rydman, both of the Finns Party, and they also won parliamentary backing.