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Please make sure your browser supports JavaScript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading. For more information you can review our Terms of Service and Cookie Policy.</s>HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s president crushes competition in landslide re-election victory after receiving 62.7 percent of vote.</s>"Sauli Niinisto gains 62.7 percent of votes, other candidates less than 15 percent," the statement said.

The official outcome of the presidential election will be announced by the Justice Ministry on Tuesday.

The first round of the Finnish presidential election kicked off on Sunday. Since the incumbent president got the majority of votes and won his second six-year term in the first round, there will be no runoff on February 11.</s>HELSINKI (AP) — Finland's president crushes competition in landslide re-election victory after receiving 62.7 percent of vote.

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Incumbent Sauli Niinistö takes an unprecedented first round victory after receiving 62.7 percent of the votes.