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Southeast Finland ( fi, Kaakkois-Suomi; sv, Sydöstra Finland) is one of the 13
electoral districts An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of 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 of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...
, the national
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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 ...
. The district was established in 2013 by the merger of
Kymi Kymi may refer to: *Kymi, Greece, a town in Euboea, Greece *Kymi, Finland, a former municipality in Finland *Kymi (constituency), a constituency in the Finnish Parliament *Kymi (region), or ''Kymenlaakso'', the region of Finland *Kymi B.C., a basket ...
and
South Savo South Savo (or Southern Savonia; fi, Etelä-Savo; sv, Södra Savolax) is a region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area ...
districts. It is conterminous with the
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of
Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso ( sv, Kymmenedalen; " Kymi/Kymmene Valley") is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijät-Häme, South Savo and South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast). Its name means literally ''The Valley of River Kymi'' ...
,
South Karelia South Karelia ( fi, Etelä-Karjala; sv, Södra Karelen) is a Regions of Finland, region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia, South Savo and North Karelia, as well as Russia (Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Obla ...
and
South Savo South Savo (or Southern Savonia; fi, Etelä-Savo; sv, Södra Savolax) is a region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area ...
. The district currently elects 15 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the
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party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation (list-PR) is a subset of proportional representation electoral systems in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through their position on an electoral list. They can also be us ...
electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and Referendum, referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political ...
. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 353,468 registered electors.


History

Southeast Finland was established in 2013 by the merger of
Kymi Kymi may refer to: *Kymi, Greece, a town in Euboea, Greece *Kymi, Finland, a former municipality in Finland *Kymi (constituency), a constituency in the Finnish Parliament *Kymi (region), or ''Kymenlaakso'', the region of Finland *Kymi B.C., a basket ...
and
South Savo South Savo (or Southern Savonia; fi, Etelä-Savo; sv, Södra Savolax) is a region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area ...
districts. In 2021, the
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Heinävesi Heinävesi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varka ...
and
Joroinen Joroinen is a municipality in the North Savo region of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia sub-region. The municipality has a population of approximately 4,626 people and covers an area of 9 ...
were transferred from Southeast Finland to Savo-Karelia and
Iitti Iitti (; sv, Itis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population d ...
municipality was transferred from Southeast Finland to
Häme Häme (; Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') is the name of a geographical region in Finland, associated with the Tavastians, or Häme people (''hämäläiset''), a subgroup of the Finnish people. The precise area referred to can vary ...
.


Electoral system

Southeast Finland currently elects 15 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the
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party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation (list-PR) is a subset of proportional representation electoral systems in which multiple candidates are elected (e.g., elections to parliament) through their position on an electoral list. They can also be us ...
electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and Referendum, referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political ...
. Parties may form
electoral alliance An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political party, political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand ...
s with each other to pool their votes and increase their chances of winning seats. However, the number of candidates nominated by an electoral alliance may not exceed the maximum number of candidates that a single party may nominate. Seats are allocated using the
D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is a method for allocating seats in parliaments among federal states, or in party-list proportional representation systems. It belongs to the class of highest- ...
.


Election results


Detailed


2023

Results of the 2023 parliamentary election held on 2 April 2023: The following candidates were elected:
Juho Eerola Juho Seppo Antero Eerola (born 24 February 1975 in Kymi, Finland) is a Finnish politician of the Finns Party. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2011 election. He is also a member of the city council of Kotka. In the True Finns' par ...
(PS), 8,849 votes;
Antti Häkkänen Antti Edvard Häkkänen (born 16 January 1985 in Mäntyharju, Finland) is a Finnish politician, representing the National Coalition Party. He has served as a Member of Parliament since 2015. From 2017 to 2019, Häkkänen served as Minister of Just ...
(Kok), 21,378 votes;
Hanna Holopainen Hanna Riikka Holopainen (born 8 October 1976 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish Green League politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislat ...
(Vihr), 2,762 votes;
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(Kesk), 5,663 votes;
Ville Kaunisto Ville Kaunisto (born 19 March 1982) is a Finnish former basketball player and politician. He last played for Kouvot of the Korisliiga and for the Finnish national basketball team. He started his professional career in 1999–00. He was elected to ...
(Kok), 7,224 votes; Jukka Kopra (Kok), 5,731 votes;
Hanna Kosonen Hanna Kosonen (born 27 February 1976) is a Finnish politician and former ski-orienteering competitor. She was Finland's Minister of Science and Culture from August 2019 till August 2020. She became double junior world champion in ski ...
(Kesk), 5,147 votes; Suna Kymäläinen (SDP), 5,810 votes; Sheikki Laakso (PS), 7,635 votes;
Jani Mäkelä Jani Kalevi Kristian Mäkelä (born 21 October 1976) 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, Sannfinlända ...
(PS), 5,160 votes;
Niina Malm Niina Maria Onerva Malm (born 3 May 1982, in Imatra) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattine ...
(SDP), 8,180 votes; Anna-Kristiina Mikkonen (SDP), 5,483 votes; Jaana Strandman (PS), 5,179 votes; Oskari Valtola (Kok), 4,335 votes; and
Paula Werning Hanna Paula Helena Werning (born 25 April 1976) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland at the South-Eastern Finland (constituency), South-Eastern Finland constituency. ...
(SDP), 5,046 votes.


2019

Results of the 2019 parliamentary election held on 14 April 2019: The following candidates were elected:
Juho Eerola Juho Seppo Antero Eerola (born 24 February 1975 in Kymi, Finland) is a Finnish politician of the Finns Party. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2011 election. He is also a member of the city council of Kotka. In the True Finns' par ...
(PS), 10,441 votes;
Antti Häkkänen Antti Edvard Häkkänen (born 16 January 1985 in Mäntyharju, Finland) is a Finnish politician, representing the National Coalition Party. He has served as a Member of Parliament since 2015. From 2017 to 2019, Häkkänen served as Minister of Just ...
(Kok), 20,234 votes;
Hanna Holopainen Hanna Riikka Holopainen (born 8 October 1976 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish Green League politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislat ...
(Vihr), 2,659 votes; Heli Järvinen (Vihr), 3,275 votes;
Ville Kaunisto Ville Kaunisto (born 19 March 1982) is a Finnish former basketball player and politician. He last played for Kouvot of the Korisliiga and for the Finnish national basketball team. He started his professional career in 1999–00. He was elected to ...
(Kok), 3,717 votes; Anneli Kiljunen (SDP), 6,419 votes; Jukka Kopra (Kok), 4,025 votes;
Hanna Kosonen Hanna Kosonen (born 27 February 1976) is a Finnish politician and former ski-orienteering competitor. She was Finland's Minister of Science and Culture from August 2019 till August 2020. She became double junior world champion in ski ...
(Kesk), 5,583 votes; Suna Kymäläinen (SDP), 6,076 votes; Sheikki Laakso (PS), 5,647 votes;
Jari Leppä Jari Juhani Leppä (born 24 June 1959 in Pertunmaa Pertunmaa () is a municipality of Finland located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . ...
(Kesk), 7,458 votes;
Jani Mäkelä Jani Kalevi Kristian Mäkelä (born 21 October 1976) 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, Sannfinlända ...
(PS), 7,147 votes;
Niina Malm Niina Maria Onerva Malm (born 3 May 1982, in Imatra) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattine ...
(SDP), 5,815 votes;
Sirpa Paatero Sirpa Paatero (born 9 September 1964) is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who has been serving as Minister of Local Government in the government of Prime Minister Sanna Marin since 2019. Political career In parliamen ...
(SDP), 7,864 votes;
Ari Torniainen Ari Juhani Torniainen (born 15 March 1956 in Lappeenranta) 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 190 ...
(Kesk), 4,441 votes;
Ano Turtiainen Ano Veli Samuel Turtiainen (25 August 1967 in Sääminki) is a Finnish former powerlifter and politician who served in the Parliament of Finland for the South-Eastern Finland constituency from 2019 to 2023. He is also founder and leader of Powe ...
(PS), 3,264 votes; and
Paula Werning Hanna Paula Helena Werning (born 25 April 1976) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland at the South-Eastern Finland (constituency), South-Eastern Finland constituency. ...
(SDP), 6,074 votes.


2015

Results of the 2015 parliamentary election held on 19 April 2015: The following candidates were elected:
Juho Eerola Juho Seppo Antero Eerola (born 24 February 1975 in Kymi, Finland) is a Finnish politician of the Finns Party. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2011 election. He is also a member of the city council of Kotka. In the True Finns' par ...
(PS), 8,320 votes;
Antti Häkkänen Antti Edvard Häkkänen (born 16 January 1985 in Mäntyharju, Finland) is a Finnish politician, representing the National Coalition Party. He has served as a Member of Parliament since 2015. From 2017 to 2019, Häkkänen served as Minister of Just ...
(Kok), 6,216 votes; Heli Järvinen (Vihr), 3,580 votes; Anneli Kiljunen (SDP), 5,418 votes; Jukka Kopra (Kok), 4,677 votes;
Hanna Kosonen Hanna Kosonen (born 27 February 1976) is a Finnish politician and former ski-orienteering competitor. She was Finland's Minister of Science and Culture from August 2019 till August 2020. She became double junior world champion in ski ...
(Kesk), 6,600 votes; Suna Kymäläinen (SDP), 7,435 votes;
Jari Leppä Jari Juhani Leppä (born 24 June 1959 in Pertunmaa Pertunmaa () is a municipality of Finland located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . ...
(Kesk), 9,362 votes; Jari Lindström (PS), 9,966 votes;
Jani Mäkelä Jani Kalevi Kristian Mäkelä (born 21 October 1976) 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, Sannfinlända ...
(PS), 6,102 votes;
Sirpa Paatero Sirpa Paatero (born 9 September 1964) is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who has been serving as Minister of Local Government in the government of Prime Minister Sanna Marin since 2019. Political career In parliamen ...
(SDP), 9,764 votes;
Markku Pakkanen Markku is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Markku Alén (born 1951), Finnish former rally and race car driver *Markku Aro (born 1950), Finnish singer who performed on Eurovision contest in 1971 *Markku Huhtamo (born 1946), Finn ...
(Kesk), 6,265 votes;
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(SDP), 5,416 votes;
Kimmo Tiilikainen Kimmo Kalevi Tiilikainen (born 17 August 1966, Ruokolahti) is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party. He is an organic farmer and forester. Tiilikainen served as the Minister of Agriculture and the Environment from 2015 to 2019. He is also a ...
(Kesk), 9,193 votes;
Lenita Toivakka Lenita Anneli Toivakka (born 28 September 1961 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and a member of National Coalition Party. Political career Toivakka is the former Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade and Minister for Foreign Trade ...
(Kok), 5,028 votes;
Ari Torniainen Ari Juhani Torniainen (born 15 March 1956 in Lappeenranta) 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 190 ...
(Kesk), 5,412 votes; and
Kaj Turunen Kaj Valentin Turunen (born 27 December 1960 in Lohja) is a Finnish politician. Turunen was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2011 election as a The Finns Party candidate from the electoral district of Southern Savonia with 2,631 votes. In ...
(PS), 6,929 votes.


References

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