Finnish municipal elections, 2017
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All 295 municipal councils |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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Leader |
Petteri Orpo |
Antti Rinne |
Juha Sipilä |
Party |
National Coalition |
Social Democratic |
Centre |
Leader since |
2016 |
2014 |
2012 |
Last election |
1,735 seats, 21.9% |
1,729 seats, 19.6% |
3,077 seats, 18.7% |
Seats won |
1,490 |
1,697 |
2,824 |
Seat change |
245 |
32 |
253 |
Popular vote |
531,599 |
498,252 |
450,529 |
Percentage |
20.7% |
19.4% |
17.5% |
Swing |
1.2% |
0.2% |
1.1% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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Leader |
Ville Niinistö |
Timo Soini |
Li Andersson |
Party |
Green League |
Finns |
Left Alliance |
Leader since |
2011 |
1997 |
2016 |
Last election |
323 seats, 8.5% |
1,195 seats, 12.3% |
640 seats, 8.0% |
Seats won |
534 |
770 |
658 |
Seat change |
211 |
425 |
18 |
Popular vote |
320,235 |
227,297 |
226,626 |
Percentage |
12.5% |
8.8% |
8.8% |
Swing |
4.0% |
3.5% |
0.8% |
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Seventh party |
Eighth party |
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Leader |
Anna-Maja Henriksson |
Sari Essayah |
Party |
Swedish People's |
Christian Democrat |
Leader since |
2016 |
2015 |
Last election |
480 seats, 4.7% |
300 seats, 3.7% |
Seats won |
471 |
316 |
Seat change |
9 |
16 |
Popular vote |
125,518 |
105,551 |
Percentage |
4.9% |
4.1% |
Swing |
0.2% |
0.4% |
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Municipal elections were held in Finland on 9 April 2017 with advance voting between 29 March and 4 April.[1] The councils in 295 municipalities in Finland (excluding Åland) were elected.[2]. Several municipalities altered the size of their councils before the elections which resulted in reduction of seats available from 9,674 to 8,999.[3]
Opinion polls
Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each poll is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The table uses the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if that date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead. List includes only polls that were made for the municipal election.
Date |
Polling Firm |
KOK |
SDP |
KESK |
PS |
VIHR |
VAS |
SFP |
KD |
Others |
Lead |
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29 Mar-4 Apr 2017 |
Taloustutkimus |
18.8 |
18.4 |
18.6 |
9.7 |
12.9 |
9.4 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
23–30 Mar 2017 |
TNS Gallup |
19.7 |
19.3 |
18.9 |
10.7 |
11.9 |
8.1 |
4.8 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
6-28 Mar 2017 |
Taloustutkimus |
19.1 |
18.8 |
18.4 |
10.3 |
13.3 |
8.3 |
5.1 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
Mar 2017 |
Accuscore[note 1] |
19.4 |
20.6 |
19.4 |
8.8 |
11.5 |
8.9 |
5.1 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
13 Feb–10 Mar 2017 |
TNS Gallup |
19.0 |
19.9 |
19.6 |
9.4 |
11.4 |
9.1 |
4.8 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
24 Feb–05 Mar 2017 |
Tietoykkönen |
17.8 |
20.0 |
18.6 |
10.2 |
12.1 |
9.0 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
20–27 Sep 2016 |
Tietoykkönen |
17.6 |
20.8 |
19.2 |
10.0 |
12.4 |
8.3 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
28 Oct 2012 |
Election Results |
21.9 |
19.6 |
18.7 |
12.3 |
8.5 |
8.0 |
4.7 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
Results
Finnish municipal elections 2017 results
Party |
Votes |
% |
+/– |
Seats |
+/– |
| National Coalition | Kok. | 531,599 | 20.7 | –1.2 | 1,490 | –245 |
| Social Democratic Party | SDP | 498,252 | 19.4 | –0.2 | 1,697 | –32 |
| Centre Party | Kesk. | 450,529 | 17.5 | –1.1 | 2,824 | –253 |
| Green League | Vihr. | 320,235 | 12.5 | +3.9 | 534 | +211 |
| Finns Party | PS | 227,297 | 8.8 | –3.5 | 770 | –425 |
| Left Alliance | Vas. | 226,626 | 8.8 | +0.8 | 658 | +18 |
| Swedish People's Party | RKP | 125,518 | 4.9 | +0.2 | 471 | –9 |
| Christian Democrats | KD | 105,551 | 4.1 | +0.4 | 316 | +16 |
| Pirate Party | PP | 9,119 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 2 | +2 |
| Communist Party | SKP | 7,600 | 0.3 | –0.2 | 2 | –7 |
| Feminist Party | FP | 6,856 | 0.3 | New | 1 | New |
| Liberal Party | Lib. | 4,117 | 0.2 | New | 5 | New |
| Independence Party | IPU | 1,846 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | 2 | +2 |
| Animal Justice Party | EOP | 1,795 | 0.1 | New | 0 | New |
| Communist Workers' Party | KTP | 702 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | 0 | ±0 |
Total valid votes | 2,570,768 | 100 | – | 8,999 | –675 |
Invalid votes | 14,442 | 0.6 | | | |
Total | 2,585,210 | 100 | | | |
Registered voters & turnout | 4,391,558 | 58.9 | +0.6 | | |
Source: Yle |
Notes
- ↑ Counted by Accuscore, but based on various polls by different polling firms.