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Finland 2011 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 2011 parliamentary election in Finland?

National Coalition Party won 44 of 200 seats with 20.4% of the vote. 67.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Finland
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : National Coalition Party won 44 of 200 seats with 20.4% of the vote; 67.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 2.4 points on 2007.

  • National Coalition Party 44 −6 seats 20.4% −1.9 points
  • Social Democratic Party of Finland 42 −3 seats 19.1% −2.3 points
  • Finnish Party / True Finns 39 +34 seats 19.1% +15.0 points
  • Centre Party 35 −16 seats 15.8% −7.3 points
  • Democratic Union / Left Alliance 14 −3 seats 8.1% −0.7 points
  • Green League 10 −5 seats 7.3% −1.2 points
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland 9 0 seats 4.3% −0.3 points
  • Christian Democrats 6 −1 seat 4.0% −0.9 points
  • Åland Coalition 1 0 seats 0.2% −0.2 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Finland 2007 parliamentary election, party by party.

101 of 200 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 20.4%

    Share of the vote won by National Coalition Party

    National Coalition Party won 44 of 200 seats. A majority needs 101.

  2. +34 seats

    Seats gained by Finnish Party / True Finns

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2007. Centre Party lost 16 seats.

  3. 67.4%

    Voter turnout

    Up 2.4 points on 2007.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
National Coalition Party44−620.4−1.9599,138
Social Democratic Party of Finland42−319.1−2.3561,558
Finnish Party / True Finns39+3419.1+15.0560,075
Centre Party35−1615.8−7.3463,266
Democratic Union / Left Alliance14−38.1−0.7239,039
Green League10−57.3−1.2213,172
Swedish People's Party of Finland904.3−0.3125,785
Christian Democrats6−14.0−0.9118,453
Pirate Party Finland00.515,103
Åland Coalition100.2−0.26,925

± is the change against the Finland 2007 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • National Coalition Party 599,138
  • Social Democratic Party of Finland 561,558
  • Finnish Party / True Finns 560,075
  • Centre Party 463,266
  • Democratic Union / Left Alliance 239,039
  • Green League 213,172
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland 125,785
  • Christian Democrats 118,453
  • Pirate Party Finland 15,103
  • Åland Coalition 6,925

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.

How many people voted?

67.4% of the 4,387,701 registered voters cast a ballot (2,955,865 ballots), up 2.4 points on 2007. 2,939,571 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1995 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • National Coalition Party20.4% of votes22.0% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Finland19.1% of votes21.0% of seats
  • Finnish Party / True Finns19.1% of votes19.5% of seats
  • Centre Party15.8% of votes17.5% of seats
  • Democratic Union / Left Alliance8.1% of votes7.0% of seats
  • Green League7.3% of votes5.0% of seats
  • Swedish People's Party of Finland4.3% of votes4.5% of seats
  • Christian Democrats4.0% of votes3.0% of seats
  • Åland Coalition0.2% of votes0.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.5 by votes and 5.8 by seats; National Coalition Party led Finnish Party / True Finns by 1.3 points of the vote.

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