Helsinki, Rabi'I 13, 1433, Feb 5, 2012, SPA -- Former finance minister Sauli Niinisto of the conservative National Coalition Party took an early lead in the runoff of Finland's presidential vote on Sunday, dpa cited initial tallies as showing. Niinisto was on 65.4 per cent, while the Green Party's Pekka Haavisto was on 34.6 per cent. The two candidates were vying to succeed Tarja Halonen, who was not allowed to run for a third six-year term. The results were based on a tally of 1.5 million ballots cast in advance voting. --SPA 22:25 LOCAL TIME 19:25 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/967370