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

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and 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 1,580 km2, and a populat ...

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 political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finlan ...

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