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Elections in Finland

What do we know about elections in Finland?

Next: the parliamentary election on Sunday 18 April 2027 (expected). Latest result: National Coalition Party won 48 of 200 seats in 2023.

  • Latest result:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

As of , the next election we list for Finland is the parliamentary election on Sunday 18 April 2027 (expected). The latest result in our data is the 2023 parliamentary election: National Coalition Party won 48 of 200 seats. This page lists 39 elections, past and coming.

National Coalition Party, 48 of 200 seats

101 of 200 seats make a majority

Next election

Parliamentary election

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The path to the result

  1. Date listed: Done
  2. Polling day: Next
  3. Published count: Later
  4. Final record: Later

Latest result

Finland 2023 parliamentary electionFinal result

National Coalition Party won 48 of 200 seats.

101 of 200 make a majority
  • National Coalition Party48
  • Finnish Party / True Finns46
  • Social Democratic Party of Finland43
  • Centre Party23
  • Green League13
  • Democratic Union / Left Alliance11
  • Others16
Largest party's seats
48 of 200
Its share of the vote
20.8%
Turnout
72.7%

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What does the latest result show?

  1. The balance

    No single party reached a majority.

    National Coalition Party won 48 of 200 seats. A majority needs 101.

  2. The change

    The largest seat gain went to National Coalition Party.

    National Coalition Party gained 10 seats compared with 2019. Centre Party lost 8 seats.

  3. Participation

    Turnout reached 72.7%.

    That is down 0.1 points on 2019.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • National Coalition Party20.8% of votes24.0% of seats
  • Finnish Party / True Finns20.1% of votes23.0% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Finland19.9% of votes21.5% of seats
  • Centre Party11.3% of votes11.5% of seats
  • Green League7.0% of votes6.5% of seats
  • Democratic Union / Left Alliance7.1% of votes5.5% of seats
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland4.3% of votes4.5% of seats
  • Christian Democrats4.2% of votes2.5% of seats
  • Movement Now2.4% of votes0.5% of seats
  • Åland Coalition0.4% of votes0.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.7 by votes and 5.6 by seats; National Coalition Party led Finnish Party / True Finns by 0.7 points of the vote.

How many people voted in Finland?

Elections in the turnout line
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

Which elections are coming in Finland?

Which other elections are coming in Europe?

Which past elections do we list for Finland?

The latest result we hold for Finland comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.

Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
2023 parliamentary electionNational Coalition Party20.848 of 20072.7
2019 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland17.740 of 20072.8
2015 parliamentary electionCentre Party21.149 of 20066.9
2011 parliamentary electionNational Coalition Party20.444 of 20067.4
2007 parliamentary electionCentre Party23.151 of 20065.0
2003 parliamentary electionCentre Party24.755 of 20066.7
1999 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland22.951 of 20065.3
1995 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland28.363 of 20068.6
1991 parliamentary electionCentre Party24.855 of 20068.4
1987 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland24.156 of 20072.1
1983 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland26.757 of 20075.7
1979 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland23.952 of 20075.3
Earlier elections
Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
1975 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland24.954 of 20073.8
1972 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland25.855 of 20081.4
1970 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland23.452 of 20082.2
1966 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland27.255 of 20084.9
1962 parliamentary electionCentre Party22.953 of 20085.1
1958 parliamentary electionDemocratic Union / Left Alliance23.250 of 20075.0
1954 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland26.254 of 20079.9
1951 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland26.553 of 20074.6
1948 parliamentary electionCentre Party24.256 of 20078.2
1945 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland25.150 of 20074.9
1939 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland39.885 of 20066.6
1936 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland38.683 of 20062.9
1933 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland37.378 of 20062.2
1930 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland34.266 of 20065.9
1929 parliamentary electionCentre Party26.260 of 20055.6
1927 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland28.360 of 20055.8
1922 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland25.153 of 20058.5
1919 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland38.080 of 20067.1
1917 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party of Finland44.892 of 17168.9

How did Finland vote in European Parliament elections?

Election and largest party%Turnout %
2024 European Parliament electionKansallinen Kokoomus/Samlingspartiet24.8
2019 European Parliament electionNational Coalition Party20.840.8
2014 European Parliament electionNational Coalition Party and Centre Party tied39.1
2009 European Parliament electionNational Coalition Party and Centre Party tied38.6
2004 European Parliament electionNational Coalition Party and Centre Party tied39.4
1999 European Parliament electionNational Coalition Party and Centre Party tied30.0
1996 European Parliament electionCentre Party, Social Democratic Party of Finland and National Coalition Party tied57.6

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party
  • National Coalition Party20.8% 2023
  • Finnish Party / True Finns20.1% 2023
  • Social Democratic Party of Finland19.9% 2023
  • Centre Party11.3% 2023
  • Democratic Union / Left Alliance7.1% 2023
  • Green League7.0% 2023
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland4.3% 2023
  • Christian Democrats4.2% 2023
  • Movement Now2.4% 2023
  • Åland Coalition0.4% 2023
  • Pirate Party Finland0.8% 2015
  • Communist Party of Finland (Unity)0.7% 2007

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

Time and source Data as of

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