Next Finnish parliamentary election

The next parliamentary elections will be held in Finland in April 2023, or earlier if Parliament is dissolved beforehand.

Next Finnish parliamentary election
By 2023
All 200 seats in Parliament
101 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Antti Rinne Jussi Halla-aho Petteri Orpo[1]
Party Social Democratic Finns National Coalition
Leader since 9 May 2014 10 June 2017 11 June 2016
Leader's seat Uusimaa Helsinki Finland Proper
Last election 40 seats, 17.7% 39 seats, 17.5% 38 seats, 17.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Katri Kulmuni Maria Ohisalo Li Andersson[2]
Party Centre Green League Left Alliance
Leader since 7 September 2019 15 June 2019 6 June 2016
Leader's seat Lapland Helsinki Finland Proper
Last election 31 seats, 13.8% 20 seats, 11.5% 16 seats, 8.2%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Anna-Maja Henriksson[3] Sari Essayah[4] Harry Harkimo
Party Swedish People's Christian Democrat Movement Now
Leader since 12 June 2016 29 August 2015 21 April 2018
Leader's seat Vaasa Savonia-Karelia Uusimaa
Last election 9 seats, 4.5% 5 seats, 3.9% 1 seat, 2.3%
Prime Minister before election

Sanna Marin
Social Democratic

 Elected Prime Minister

TBD

Electoral system

The 200 members of the Eduskunta were elected using open list proportional representation in 13 multi-member constituencies, with seats allocated according to the D'Hondt method. The number of elected representatives is proportional to the population in the district six months prior to the elections. Åland has single member electoral district and its own party system.[5]

Electoral districtSeats
01 Helsinki22
02 Uusimaa36
03 Finland Proper17
04 Satakunta8
05 Åland1
06 Tavastia14
07 Pirkanmaa19
08 South-East Finland17
09 Savonia-Karelia15
10 Vaasa16
11 Central Finland10
12 Oulu18
13 Lapland7

Opinion polls
Main article: Opinion polling for the next Finnish parliamentary election

References
  1. "Nyt se ratkesi – Stubb sivuun, Petteri Orpo on kokoomuksen uusi puheenjohtaja". Ilta-sanomat. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. "Li Andersson kruunattiin virallisesti puheenjohtajaksi". Iltalehti. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  3. "Anna-Maja Henriksson valittiin Rkp:n puheenjohtajaksi – "Me teimme sen. Me rikoimme lasikaton!"". Helsingin sanomat. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. "Kristillisdemokraattien uusi puheenjohtaja on Sari Essayah – haluaa malliksi Saksan sisarpuolue CDU:n". Helsingin Sanomat. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. Electoral Districts Archived 2015-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, Vaalit.fi, accessed 3 June 2015.
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