Electoral districts of Finland
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There are 13 which only elects one.
Boundaries
The boundaries of the electoral districts are based on the provinces in use from 1634 to 1997, and have remained largely the same since the first parliamentary election in 1907. Some minor border changes between the regions of Finland have affected the electoral districts, but there have also been larger changes, detailed below.
In 1939, the electoral district of
North Savo and North Karelia were united to form the electoral district of Savo-Karelia
.
Electoral districts
The number of seats per electoral district are based on the 2015 parliamentary election.
Electoral district | Seats | Population[2] |
---|---|---|
01 Helsinki | 22 | 635,433 |
02 Uusimaa | 35 | 1,002,137 |
03 Varsinais-Suomi | 17 | 475,559 |
04 Satakunta | 8 | 221,752 |
05 Åland | 1 | 29,179 |
06 Häme | 14 | 375,540 |
07 Pirkanmaa | 19 | 509,309 |
08 Southeast Finland | 17 | 457,336 |
09 Savo-Karelia | 16 | 412,131 |
10 Vaasa | 16 | 442,495 |
11 Central Finland | 10 | 276,265 |
12 Oulu | 18 | 485,980 |
13 Lapland | 7 | 180,231 |
Total | 200 | 5,503,347 |
See also
References
- ^ "Members of Parliament".
- ^ 2016 population figures per region. Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases[permanent dead link]
External links
- Vaalipiirit at the Finnish Ministry of Justice.