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14we -- Number of candidates by party and information on current MPs, municipal councillors, county councillors and MEPs in Municipal elections, 2004-2025

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Statistics Finland, municipal elections
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Party

SDP
The Finnish Social Democratic Party SDP 1976-2025

Party

PS
The Finns Party 2017-2025
True Finns PS 1996-2012

Party

KOK
National Coalition Party KOK 1976-2025

Party

KESK
Centre Party of Finland KESK 1976-2025

Party

VIHR
Green League VIHR 1992-2025

Party

VAS
Left Alliance VAS 1992-2025

Party

RKP
Swedish People's Party in Finland RKP 1976-2025

Party

KD
Christian Democrats in Finland KD 2004-2025

Party

LIIK
Movement Now 2021-2025

Party

LIBE
Liberal Party - Freedom to Choose LIBE 2017-2025

Party

EOP
The Animal Justice Party of Finland EOP 2017-2025
The Animal Justice Party of Finland 2017

Party

AP
Open Party 2021-2025

Party

SKP
The Communist Party of Finland SKP 2000-2025

Party

KRIP
Crystal Party 2021-2025

Party

VKK
Valta kuuluu kansalle 2025

Party

VL
Vapauden liitto 2025

Party

Pirate Pty
Pirate Party 2012-2021

Party

KP
Citizens Party KP 2021

Party

Femin.p.
Feminist Party 2021

Party

SIN
Blue Reform 2021

Party

SKE
Finnish Nation First 2021

Party

KTP
For Peace and Socialism - Communist Workers Party (Finland) KTP 2008-2017
Communist Workers Party (Finland) - For Peace and Socialism KTP 1992-2004

Party

IP
(Tasapainon puolesta - IPU 2020)
Independence Party IP 2008-2017
Independence Party League for Free Finland VSL 2004

Party

STP
Finnish Labour Party STP 2008-2012
Alternative Union VEV 2000-2004

Party

KA
For the Poor KA 2004-2012

Party

Change2011
Change 2011 2012

Party

Liberty Pty
Liberty Party - Future of Finland 2012

Party

SSP (2008)
Finnish Senior Citizen's Party SSP 2008
Pensioners for the People EKA 1996-2004

Party

LIB (2004)
Liberals LIB 2004

Party

SKS (2004)
Finnish People's Blue-whites SKS 2004

Party

SI (2004)
Finland - Fatherland SI 2004

Party

YVP (2004)
Joint Responsibility Party YVP 2004

Party

KIPU (2000)
Ecological Party KIPU 2000 (* technical reasons)

Information

Number of candidates

County elections
The candidates are nominated for the entire wellbeing services county, voters only vote for the candidates in their own wellbeing services county and the result is calculated for each wellbeing services county.

Number of candidates

Parliamentary elections:
Parliamentary election candidates can be nominated by registered political parties and constituency associations established by at least 100 persons entitled to vote. When nominating candidates two or more political parties have the right to form an electoral alliance by mutual agreement. Correspondingly, two or more constituency associations have the right to form a joint electoral list. Each party, electoral alliance or joint electoral list can nominate a maximum of 14 candidates in each electoral district. If, by virtue of a Government decision, more than 14 candidates are elected from an electoral district, the number of candidates may be at most the number of candidates elected from that electoral district.

Number of candidates

Municipal elections:
Municipal election candidates can be nominated by political parties and a minimum of 10 persons entitled to vote, who have established a constituency association. When nominating candidates two or more political parties have the right to form an electoral alliance by mutual agreement. Correspondingly, two or more constituency associations have the right to form a joint electoral list. A party, an electoral alliance or a joint electoral list can nominate at most one and a half times as many candidates as there are places for elected representatives.

Number of candidates

European Parliamentary elections:
European Parliamentary election candidates can be nominated by registered political parties and constituency associations established by at least 2,000 persons entitled to vote. When nominating candidates two or more political parties have the right to form an electoral alliance by mutual agreement. Correspondingly, two or more constituency associations have the right to form a joint electoral list. Each party, electoral alliance or joint electoral list can nominate a maximum of 20 candidates in each country.

Number of candidates

Presidential elections:
Candidates may be nominated in Presidential elections by 1) a political party, from whose list of candidates at least one representative was elected in the most recent Parliamentary elections or 2) at least 20,000 persons entitled to vote, who have established a constituency association. A political party or a constituency association may nominate only one candidate. Political parties and constituency associations may nominate the same candidate.

Members of Parliament

The information reported in the data supplied (based on the time before the Municipal elections, thus not the results of the previous Parliamentary elections)

County councillor

The information reported in the data supplied (based on the time before the Municipal elections, thus not the results of the previous County elections)

Councillors

The information reported in the data supplied (based on the time before the Municipal elections, thus not the results of the previous municipal elections)

Member of the European Parliament

The information reported in the data supplied (based on the time before the Municipal elections, thus not the results of the previous European parliament elections)