http://www.stat.fi/til/pvaa/index_en.html Latest statistical releases from Statistics Finland on statistics Presidential elections en http://www.stat.fi/favicon.png http://www.stat.fi/til/pvaa/index_en.html 32 32 http://www.stat.fi/til/pvaa/2012/02/pvaa_2012_02_2012-02-10_tie_001_en.html In the second round of the Presidential election Sauli Niinistö clearly defeated his rival candidate Pekka Haavisto. The total number of votes cast for Niinistö was 1,802,328, which is 62.6 per cent of all votes cast. Pekka Haavisto, the runner-up, received 1,077,425 votes, that is, 37.4 per cent of all votes cast. Sauli Niinistö received 724,903 more votes than Pekka Haavisto in the second round of the elections. Compared with the first round of the election, the number of votes cast for Niinistö grew by 671,074 votes (by 25.6 percentage points) and that for Haavisto by 503,150 votes (by 18.6 percentage points). The data are based on Statistics Finland's statistics on the confirmed election result from the second round of the Presidential election 2012. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pvaa/2012/02/pvaa_2012_02_2012-02-10_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pvaa/2012/01/pvaa_2012_01_2012-01-26_tie_001_en.html In the first round of the Presidential election, the two candidates who received the highest numbers of votes were Sauli Niinistö and Pekka Haavisto. Sauli Niinistö, the candidate of the National Coalition Party received 1,131,254 votes, thus winning the first round with 37.0 per cent of all votes cast. Pekka Haavisto, the candidate of the Green League was second in the first round of the Presidential election with 18.8 per cent of all votes cast. He gained 574,275 votes. The difference between the two candidates with most votes cast was 556,979 votes and 18.2 percentage points. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pvaa/2012/01/pvaa_2012_01_2012-01-26_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pvaa/2006/pvaa_2006_2006-02-09_tie_001_en.html In the second round of the Presidential election Tarja Halonen defeated her rival candidate Sauli Niinistö. The total number of votes cast for Halonen was 1,630,980, that is, 51.8 per cent of all votes cast. Sauli Niinistö, the runner-up, received 1,518,333 votes, or 48.2 per cent of all votes, which means that the support for Halonen was 3.6 percentage points higher than that for Sauli Niinistö. The election result was quite even; in numbers, the difference was a total of 112,647 votes. Around 893,900 votes remained to be divided as a legacy from the first round. Compared with the first round of the election, the proportion of Niinistö grew by 792,467 votes (by 24.1 percentage points) and that of Halonen by 233,950 votes (by 5.5 percentage points). Thu, 09 Feb 2006 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pvaa/2006/pvaa_2006_2006-02-09_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pvaa/2000/pvaa_2000_2004-05-31_tie_001_en.html The first round of the Presidential election 2000 was held on 16 January and the second round on 6 February 2000 (in accordance with the Election Act 714/1998 that entered into force on 8 October 1998). The numbers of presidential candidates and information on those entitled to vote and those who voted are presented for both elections. Mon, 31 May 2004 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pvaa/2000/pvaa_2000_2004-05-31_tie_001_en.html