Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe SAARIJARVI, Finland, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A Finnish political party announced it is changing its official English-language name from True Finns to The Finns. The party, which said its Finnish-language name, Perussuomalaiset, will not be affected, said Sunday it is changing the English version of the name to reflect its aims to promote the interests of ordinary Finnish people, the Helsingen Sonomat reported Monday. Advertisement Finnish law requires political parties to have names that distinguish them from other registered organizations, but Arto Jaaskelainen, head of elections at the Ministry of Justice, said the rules do not apply to English-language names because they are seen as unofficial. The Helsingen Sonomat said most commentators on its Web site seem to oppose the change, with some taking issue with the implication that the party claims to be the only one to represent the entire population of the country. Other commentators predicted the name change would cause confusion when references to The Finns are mistaken for references to the country's general population.
