Skating as the partner of Susanna Rahkamo, a former European ice dance champion, Speaker of Parliament and newly-wed Sauli Niinistö said that he had never had a more difficult assignment than appearing at the opening of the European Figure Skating Championships. "You can't compare this with anything. First I have to stay upright on skates and then I'm supposed to throw myself into making a formal speech." He managed both with some aplomb.
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