Elections

Statistics

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

• Paper publication tables replaced by database tables
  Statistics: Parliamentary elections
  27 Mar 2012
• 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)

• One-half of advance voters pensioners
  14 Mar 2013
• Nomination of candidates: A total of 37,125 candidates in Municipal elections 2012
  18 Oct 2012
• Confirmed election result: Sauli Niinistö was elected President 2012
  10 Feb 2012
• 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

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Future releases

(Statistics Finlands statistics only)

Statistical releases will not be issued in English on this topic in 2013.

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Latest press releases

• Statistical images of Finland and Finns
  11 Dec 2012
• 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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