European elections, 6 – 9 June 2024, country sheet FINLAND
Official EE24 website: https://vaalit.fi/en/european-elections
Other elections/referenda held the same day: No
Number of MEPs before/after EE24: 14/15
Current government: National Coalition Party (EPP), Finns Party (ECR), Swedish People’s Party (Renew) and Christian Democrats (EPP)
ELECTORAL RULES
- Obligatory vote: No
- Number of constituencies: 1
- Preferential vote: Yes
- Postal vote: Yes
- Threshold to get elected: No
- Day of EE24: Sunday 9 June
- Opening time of polling stations: 09.00 CEST
- Closing time of polling stations: 20.00 CEST
VOTERS
- Total: 4,563,069
- Minimum age: 18
CANDIDATES
- Lists (total): 14
- Candidates (total): 232
- Minimum age to stand as candidate : 18
Lead candidates per list or party (affiliation):
N/A
MEPs re-running (no lead candidates)
- Henna Virkkunen (EPP)
- Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP)
- Eero Heinäluoma (S&D)
- Elsi Katainen (Renew)
- Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner (ECR)
- Ville Niinistö (Greens/EFA)
- Teuvo Hakkarainen (non-attached)
RESULTS 2019
MEPs / % votes
- KOK (EPP) / 3 / 20.8 %
- VIHR (Greens/EFA) / 2 / 16.0 %
- SDP (S&D) / 2 / 14.6 %
- PS (ECR) / 2 / 13.8 %
- KESK (Renew)/ 2 / 13.5 %
- VAS (Left) / 1 / 6.9 %
- RKP (Renew) / 1 / 6.3 %
TURNOUT 2019:
- 40.8 %