Candidates by Year, Party, Sex, Age on election day and Information

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Candidates by Year, Party, Sex, Age on election day and Information
	Number of candidates
2021
Total
Total
Total	35,627
18	222
19	241
Males
Total	21,480
18	132
19	142
Females
Total	14,147
18	90
19	99
SDP
Total
Total	5,620
18	17
19	21
Males
Total	3,170
18	9
19	8
Females
Total	2,450
18	8
19	13
PS
Total
Total	5,953
18	19
19	27
Males
Total	4,672
18	16
19	21
Females
Total	1,281
18	3
19	6

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Party

SDP = The Finnish Social Democratic Party
PS = The Finns Party
KOK = National Coalition Party
KESK = Centre Party of Finland
VIHR = Green League
VAS = Left Alliance
RKP = Swedish People's Party in Finland
KD = Christian Democrats in Finland
LIIKE = Movement Now
LIBE = Liberal Party - Freedom to Choose
Pirate Pty = Pirate Party
EOP = The Animal Justice Party of Finland
KP = Citizens Party
Femin.p. = The Feminist Party
SIN = Blue Reform
SKE = Finnish Nation First
AP = Open Party
SKP = The Communist Party of Finland
KRIP = Crystal Party
Constituency associations
A constituency association for the nomination of one candidate may be established by at least ten people
who are entitled to vote in the municipality. By a decree of the Ministry of Justice (in the 2012 Municipal
elections Decree 237/2012), in some small municpalities a constituency association may, however, be established
by five or at least three persons entitled to vote. Constituency associations may form joint lists with a maximum
number of candidates equalling the number of councillors to be elected multiplied by one and a half.

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Candidates by Year, Party, Sex, Age on election day and Information

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