Finland

On 2 April, parliamentary elections were held in Finland to elect the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland. The results are as follows:

Electoral results

National Coalition Party: 48 seats (643,877 votes) 20,8% | Leader: Petteri Orpo
The Finns Party: 46 seats (620,102 votes) 20,1% | Leader: Riikka Purra
The Finnish Social Democratic Party: 43 seats (616,218 votes) 19.9% | Leader: Sanna Marin
Centre Party of Finland: 23 seats (349,640 votes) 11.3%
The Greens: 13 seats (217,795 votes) 7%
The Left Alliance: 11 seats (218,430 votes) 7.1%
The Swedish People's Party of Finland: 9 seats (133,518 votes) 4.3%
Christian Democrats in Finland: 5 seats (130,694 votes) 4.2%
Movement Now: 1 seat (74,995 votes) 2.4%
Vapauden liitto: 0 seats (27,558 votes) 0.9%
The Liberal Party- Freedom to choose: 0 seats (14,982 votes) 0.5%
Valta kuuluu kansalle: 0 seats (8,469 votes) 0.3%
Crystal Party: 0 seats (4,894 votes) 0.2%
Animal Justice Party of Finland: 0 seats (3,107 votes) 0.1%
Pirate Party of Finland: 0 seats (3,058 votes) 0.1%
The Communist Party of Finland: 0 seats (3,044 votes) 0.1%
Sinimusta Liike: 0 seats (2,307 votes) 0.1%
Finnish Reform Movement: 0 seats (1,362 votes) 0.0%
Finnish Nation First: 0 seats (1,225 votes) 0.0%
The Feminist Party: 0 seats (1,114 votes) 0.0%
The Open Party: 0 seats (985 votes) 0.0%
Kansalaisliitto: 0 seats (169 votes) 0.0%
Other groups: 1 seat (15,170 votes) 0.5%
Source: Finnish Ministry of Justice - Information and Results Service

About the electoral system

Open list, proportional representation is used to elect the 200 members of the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta) in 13 multi-member electoral districts. Six months before the elections, the number of representatives is based on the district's population. Åland (an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland) has its own party system and a single-member electoral district.

Selected articles

Finland’s right-wing National Coalition Party wins tight election, 2 April, (Al Jazeera)

Sanna Marin concedes defeat in Finland, 3 April, (The Economist)

Finland parliamentary election: PM Marin concedes defeat to right-wing national coalition, 3 April, (Reuters)