ʃiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd θɹuː ðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv fˈɪnɪʃ pˈɑːɹɾi, wˌɪtʃ pɹˈuːvd sˈʌmwʌt dˈɪfɪkəlt fɔːɹ hɜːɹ æt tˈaɪmz æz ʃiː wʌz swˈiːdɪʃspˈiːkɪŋ ænd ðə pˈɑːɹɾi wʌz fˈɪnɪʃspˈiːkɪŋ wɪð stɹˈɔŋ ɡɹˈæs ɹˈuːts səpˈoːɹt ɪnðə fˈɪnɪʃ kˈʌntɹɪsˌaɪd.
She was elected through the conservative Finnish Party, which proved somewhat difficult for her at times as she was Swedish-speaking and the party was Finnish-speaking with strong grass roots support in the Finnish countryside.