General Information
At Stake in this Election:
- 200 seats in the Parliament (Eduskunta)
Government Structure:
- Chief of State: President Sauli NIINISTÖ
- Head of Government: Juha SIPILÄ
- Assembly: Finland has a unicameral Parliament (Eduskunta) with 200 seats.
Electoral System:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote to serve a 6-year term. If no candidate receives more than half of the (approved) votes cast in the first round, a second round is held.
- The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament to serve a 4-year term.
- In the Parliament (Eduskunta), members are elected by open list proportional representation to serve 4-year terms: 199 members in 12 multi-member constituencies and one member in the single-member constituency of Åland. The number of seats for each multi-member district is determined before the election based on population.
Main Parties in this Election:
- Party: National Coalition Party / Kansallinen Kokoomus
- Leader: Petteri ORPO
- Seats won in last election: 37
- Party: The Finnish Social Democratic Party / Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen puolue
- Leader: Antti RINNE
- Seats won in last election: 34
- Party: The Finns Party / Perussuomalaiset
- Leader: Jussi HALLA-AHO
- Seats won in last election: 38
- Party: Center Party of Finland / Suomen Keskuta
- Leader: Juha SIPILÄ
- Seats won in last election: 49
- Party: The Left Alliance / Vasemmistoliiton
- Leader: Li ANDERSSON
- Seats won in last election: 12
- Party: Green League / Vihreä De Gröna
- Leader: Pekka HAAVISTO
- Seats won in last election: 15
- Party: Swedish People's Party in Finland / Svenska Folkpartiet i Finland
- Leader: Anna-Maja HERIKSSON
- Seats won in last election: 9
- Party: Christian Democrats in Finland / Kristillisdemokraatit
- Leader: Sari ESSAYAH
- Seats won in last election: 5
- Party: Independence Party / Itsenäisyyspuolue
- Leader: Henri AITAKARI
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Pirate Party of Finland / Piraattipuolue
- Leader: Petrus PENNANEN
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Citizens’ Party / Kansalaispuolue
- Leader: Sami KILPELÄINEN
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Feminist Party / Feministinen puolue
- Leader: Katju ARO
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Blue Regorm / Sininen Tulevaisuus
- Leader: Sampo TERHO
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Finnish People First / Suomen Kansa Ensin
- Leader: Marco de WIT
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Seven Star Movement / Seitsemän tähden liike
- Leader: Paavo VÄYRYNEN
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Liberal Party – Freedom to Choose / Liberaalipuolue - Vapaus valita
- Leader: Tea TÖRMÄNEN
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: The Animal Justice Party of Finland / Eläinoikeuspuolue
- Leader: Santeri PIENIMÄKI
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: The Communist Party of Finland / Suomen Kommunistinen puolue
- Leader: Juha-Pekka VÄISÄNEN
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Communist Workers Party (Finland) - For Peace and Socialism / Kommunistinen Työväenpuolue – Rauhan ja sosialismin puolesta
- Leader: Mikko VARTIAINEN
- Seats won in last election: 0
Population and Registered Voters:
- Population: 5,513,199 (2019 est.)
- Registered Voters: 4,515,085
Gender Data:
- Female Population: 2,817,072 (2019 est.)
- Is Finland a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)
- Has Finland ratified CEDAW: Yes (4 September 1986)
- Gender Quota: No
- Female Candidates in this election: Yes
- Number of Female Legislators: 83 (41.5%) of 200 seats in the Parliament (Eduskunta)
- Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 15 (2018)
- Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2019)
Disability Data:
- Is Finland a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
- Has Finland ratified CRPD: Yes (11 May 2016)
- Population with a disability: 821,538 (est.)