Finland is a
European Parliament constituency
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union (EU). The European Electoral Act 2002 allows member states the choice to allocate electoral subdivisions or constituencies (, ...
for
elections in the European Union covering the
member state
A member state is a state that is a member of an international organization or of a federation or confederation.
Since the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) include some members that are not sovereign states ...
of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. It is currently represented by thirteen
Members of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
.
Elections
1996
The 1996 election was the first European election for Finland.
1999
The
1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the second for Finland.
2004
The
2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and the third for Finland. Both the
Finnish Social Democratic Party and the
Finnish Centre Party improved their vote at the expense of the conservative
National Coalition Party
sv, Samlingspartiet
, leader1_title = Chairman
, leader1_name = Petteri Orpo
, leader2_title = Deputy chairs
, leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen
, merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ...
and the
Greens.
2009
The
2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Finland. The
number of seats was decreased to thirteen.
2014
The
2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Finland. Finland's representation remained at 13 MEPs.
2019
The
2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for Finland.
References
External links
European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)List of MEPseuroparl.europa.eu
Statistics Finland
{{European Parliament constituencies 2020–2024
European Parliament elections in Finland
European Parliament constituencies
1996 establishments in Finland
Constituencies established in 1996