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Finland 1939 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1939 parliamentary election in Finland?

Social Democratic Party of Finland won 85 of 200 seats with 39.8% of the vote. 66.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Finland won 85 of 200 seats with 39.8% of the vote; 66.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democratic Party of Finland 85 39.8%
  • Centre Party 56 22.9%
  • National Coalition Party 25 13.6%
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland 18 9.6%
  • Patriotic People's Movement 8 6.6%
  • National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party 6 4.8%
  • Small Farmers Party 2 2.1%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
101 of 200 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 39.8%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party of Finland

    Social Democratic Party of Finland won 85 of 200 seats. A majority needs 101.

  2. 66.6%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democratic Party of Finland8539.8515,980
Centre Party5622.9296,529
National Coalition Party2513.6176,215
Swedish People's Party of Finland189.6124,720
Patriotic People's Movement86.686,219
National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party64.862,387
Small Farmers Party22.127,783
Largest party without seats00.55,980
Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Finland 515,980
  • Centre Party 296,529
  • National Coalition Party 176,215
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland 124,720
  • Patriotic People's Movement 86,219
  • National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party 62,387
  • Small Farmers Party 27,783
  • Largest party without seats 5,980

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

66.6% of the 1,956,807 registered voters cast a ballot (1,302,348 ballots). 1,297,319 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democratic Party of Finland39.8% of votes42.5% of seats
  • Centre Party22.9% of votes28.0% of seats
  • National Coalition Party13.6% of votes12.5% of seats
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland9.6% of votes9.0% of seats
  • Patriotic People's Movement6.6% of votes4.0% of seats
  • National Progressive Party / [Finnish] Liberal People's Party4.8% of votes3.0% of seats
  • Small Farmers Party2.1% of votes1.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.1 by votes and 3.5 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Finland led Centre Party by 16.9 points of the vote.

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