Finns today cast ballots in a closely contested parliamentary election. The race is between right-wing, conservatives and Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left.<br />'' <br />'' Finland may be days from joining Nato, but the war in Ukraine has had no impact on the vote, even though Finland shares the longest border with Russia.<br />'' <br />'' The election battle ground has instead been over the economy. And Finns are making a big choice on their country's future direction.<br />'' <br />'' The main challenge to Sanna Marin's Social Democrats comes from the right.<br />'' <br />'' After four years of opposition Petteri Orpo's conservative National Coalition Party has high hopes of forming a coalition, but this could be the populist Finns Party's best chance to lead a government yet.<br />'' <br />'' The big issue during the campaign has been Finland's public debt and how the country's prized welfare state can be financed in the future.