Elections

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European Parliament elections

European Parliament elections are held every five years in all Member States of the European Union.

Municipal elections

Municipal elections are held in Finland every four years.

Parliamentary elections

Parliamentary elections are held in Finland every four years.

Presidential elections

Presidential elections are held in Finland every six years as direct, popular elections.

Revisions in statistics

• Result tables of Presidential election 2006 added to the database tables
  Statistics: Presidential elections
  22 Dec 2011
• Paper publication tables replaced by database tables
  Statistics: European Parliament elections
  10 Jun 2010
• Paper publication tables replaced by database tables
  Statistics: Municipal elections
  30 Dec 2009
• Excel tables replaced with database tables
  Statistics: European Parliament elections
  22 Apr 2009
• Excel tables replaced with database tables
  Statistics: Municipal elections
  29 Aug 2008

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Latest releases

(Statistics Finlands statistics only)

• Sauli Niinistö and Pekka Haavisto made it to the second round of the Presidential election 2012
  26 Jan 2012
• True Finns the biggest winner in the elections. Coalition Party the largest party in the Parliamentary elections 2011
  29 Apr 2011
• Nomination of candidates in Parliamentary elections 2011
  22 Mar 2011
• Confirmed result. Election result updated with the result of the re-elections held in Karkkila, Kauniainen and Vihti on 6 September 2009
  03 Dec 2009
• Confirmed result. True Finns and Greens successful in the European Parliament elections 2009
  12 Jun 2009

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Future releases

(Statistics Finlands statistics only)

• Presidential elections 2012 (in Finnish, in Swedish, in English)
  10 Feb 2012
• Municipal elections 2012, nomination of candidates (in Finnish, in Swedish, in English)
  18 Oct 2012
• Municipal elections 2012, preliminary data (in Finnish, in Swedish, in English)
  29 Oct 2012
• Municipal elections 2012, confirmed result (in Finnish, in Swedish, in English)
  2 Nov 2012

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Latest press releases

• Statistics Finland is making further utilisation of statistical data easier
  25 Jan 2012
• One day of life in Finland
  07 Dec 2011
• Information on Municipal elections available at Statistics Finland's election information service
  16 Oct 2008

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