Finland goes to the polls on Sunday for a general election which is expected to bring a change of government and gains for right-wing populists.<br /><br /> With the country trying to recover from a deep economic slump, the Centre Party leads the polls – on 24 percent support according to one survey by public broadcaster Yle.<br /><br /> Under its leader, former entrepreneur Juha Sipilä, the party is committed to curbing the public deficit but is less enthusiastic about austerity than the ruling National Coalition Party.<br /><br /> The centre-right party is more willing to implement spending cuts and was given 16.9 percent support in the poll.<br /><br /> Current Prime Minister Alexander Stubb took over as leader last year when his predecessor Jyrki Katainen left to join the European Commission.<br /><br /> With the poor state of the economy the dominant issue, a prominent question is whether the nationalist Finns Party – on 16.7 percent according to the poll – could be included in a coalition government.<br /><br /> That is the aim of its lon
