Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen gets good grades from Finns for his work, according to a Gallup poll.

Out of a possible 10 points, Vanhanen got an average of 7.9, which is the highest out of any of his peers.

In second place is the chair of the Left Alliance, Suvi-Anne Siimes, with 7.3. Third place was a tie between two party chairmen: Jyrki Katainen of the National Coalition and Osmo Soininvaara of the Green League.

Speaker of Parliament and chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Paavo Lipponen, placed only sixth. His score was even bypassed by his own party secretary, Eero Heinäluoma.

More than 1,200 Finns were polled for the survey.