Green Haavisto sets sights on Finnish top job

HELSINKI - An openly gay ex-activist and conscientious objector, Pekka Haavisto is not your typical presidential candidate - but after surprisingly securing a spot in Sunday's run-off vote he has a distant shot at the prize.

The 53-year-old Greens' candidate catapulted from obscurity to take second place with 18.8 percent in the first round of voting on Jan 22.

Ahead of the second round, however, he is trailing 28 points behind conservative Sauli Niinistoe, who received 64 percent in the most recent poll.