Lapland is a
Finnish constituency represented in the
eduskunta
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...
. It covers the administrative region of
Lapland, with a population, as of its most recent accessible calculation in 2002, of 187,777. Lapland currently elects seven members to the eduskunta.The constituency is largely rural, and the only cities in the area are small. Thus, the dominant party has traditionally been the rural
Centre Party. The second party that holds major influence in the area is the
SKDL
Finnish People's Democratic League ( fi, Suomen Kansan Demokraattinen Liitto, SKDL; sv, Demokratiska Förbundet för Finlands Folk, DFFF) was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic P ...
/
Left Alliance. The other two major Finnish parties, the social democratic
SDP and conservative
NCP have usually received one of the seats in the constituency. The NCP has often allied with the
Christian Democrats
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.
Members of parliament
2015–2019
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Katri Kulmuni
Katri Briitta Ilona Kulmuni (born 4 September 1987) is a Finnish politician who served as the 35th deputy prime minister of Finland and the leader of the Centre Party between 2019 and 2020. A member of the Centre Party, she has been a Member ...
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Centre
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Mikko Kärnä (
Centre
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Eeva-Maria Maijala (
Centre
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)
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Hanna Mäntylä
Hanna Katariina Mäntylä (born 19 September 1974) is a Finnish politician and the former Minister of Social Affairs and Health. She represented the Finns Party until June 2017 and was the second deputy chairwoman of the party. She was elected to ...
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True Finns
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The ...
, since June 2017
Blue Reform
The Finnish Reform Movement ( fi, Korjausliike, korj), is a Finnish conservative political party.
It was founded by the 19 MPs who left the Finns Party on 13 June 2017 in protest against Jussi Halla-aho having been elected party leader. The n ...
) Minister of Social Affairs and Health 2015-2016, retired June 2017
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Markus Mustajärvi
Markus Mustajärvi (born 24 February 1963) is a Finnish politician for the Left Alliance. He has represented Lapland in the Parliament of Finland since 2003. (
Left Alliance)
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Markus Lohi
Markus Samuli Lohi is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland
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Centre
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Mathematics
* Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...
)
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Johanna Ojala-Niemelä
Johanna Katriina Ojala-Niemelä (born 1 October 1974 in Muonio) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland
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Social Democrats
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)
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Matti Torvinen
Matti Torvinen (born 30 January 1957 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish politician and the party secretary of the Blue Reform. He represented the Finns Party in the City Council of Rovaniemi since 2012, being elected in 2012 and 2017. Torvinen was a candi ...
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Blue Reform
The Finnish Reform Movement ( fi, Korjausliike, korj), is a Finnish conservative political party.
It was founded by the 19 MPs who left the Finns Party on 13 June 2017 in protest against Jussi Halla-aho having been elected party leader. The n ...
, nominated from
True Finns
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), since July 2017 for Hanna Mäntylä
2019–2023
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Heikki Autto
Heikki Samuli Autto (born 23 August 1984 in Enontekiö) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the National Coalition Party
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National Coalition Party
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, leader1_name = Petteri Orpo
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)
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Kaisa Juuso
Kaisa Juuso (born 23 September 1960 in Alatornio) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarn ...
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Finns Party
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The ...
)
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Katri Kulmuni
Katri Briitta Ilona Kulmuni (born 4 September 1987) is a Finnish politician who served as the 35th deputy prime minister of Finland and the leader of the Centre Party between 2019 and 2020. A member of the Centre Party, she has been a Member ...
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Centre
Center or centre may refer to:
Mathematics
* Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...
)
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Mikko Kärnä (
Centre
Center or centre may refer to:
Mathematics
* Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...
)
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Markus Lohi
Markus Samuli Lohi is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution ...
(
Centre
Center or centre may refer to:
Mathematics
* Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...
)
*
Markus Mustajärvi
Markus Mustajärvi (born 24 February 1963) is a Finnish politician for the Left Alliance. He has represented Lapland in the Parliament of Finland since 2003. (
Left Alliance)
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Johanna Ojala-Niemelä
Johanna Katriina Ojala-Niemelä (born 1 October 1974 in Muonio) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 Ma ...
(
Social Democrats
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)
Election results
References
See also
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Constituencies of Finland There are thirteen constituencies in Finland, nowadays called electoral districts by the Finnish Parliament. (The English word "constituency" is confusing due to its various meanings.) The citizens of each electoral district elect from 6 to 35 MPs ...
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Constituencies of Finland
Lapland (Finland)