The Åland Coalition ( sv, Åländsk Samling) is a political alliance of the main political parties in

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

formed to contest the Åland seat 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 of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...

. Its representative usually sits with the

Swedish People's Party The Swedish People's Party of Finland ( sv, Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP); fi, Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)) is a list of political parties in Finland, political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority ...

faction in Parliament.

History

The Coalition first contested national elections in 1948, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p611 when they won a single seat in the

parliamentary elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

. Since then the alliance has retained its seat in every election, polling between 0.2% and 0.4% of the national vote.Åländsk Samlingin ääntä – Åländsk Samling (Aland Coalition)
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References

Political parties in Åland Political party alliances in Finland {{Åland-stub