IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Finland

Name	Official Name	Type
Finnish Parliament	Eduskunta	Assembly
Finnish Presidency	None	Head of State

The President is elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve up to two 6-year terms.
The Prime Minister is nominated by the president and confirmed by the parliament via absolute majority vote. The Prime Minister serves a 4-year term.
In the Parliament, 199 members are elected by open list proportional representation in single and multi-member constituencies and 1 member is elected by plurality vote in the Aland Islands autonomous region. All members serve 4-year terms.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Finnish Parliament	1999-03-21	2,710,095	4,152,430	65.27
Finnish Presidency	2000-01-16	3,068,150	4,172,740	73.53
Finnish Presidency	2000-02-06	3,201,713	4,167,204	76.83
Finnish Parliament	2003-03-16	2,815,700	4,220,951	66.71
Finnish Presidency	2006-01-15	3,025,606	4,272,537	70.82
Finnish Presidency	2006-01-29	3,163,667	4,272,537	74.05
Finnish Parliament	2007-03-18	2,790,752	4,083,549	68.34
Finnish Parliament	2011-04-17	2,953,977	4,387,701	67.32
Finnish Presidency	2012-01-22	3,070,429	4,159,857	73.81
Finnish Presidency	2012-02-05	2,904,886	4,159,857	69.83
Finnish Parliament	2015-04-19	2,981,931	4,221,237	70.64
Finnish Presidency	2018-01-28	3,002,710	4,246,803	70.71
Finnish Parliament	2019-04-14	3,099,760	4,510,040	68.73
Finnish Parliament	2023-04-02	3,108,537	4,277,487	72.67
Finnish Presidency	2024-01-28	3,252,546	4,546,041	71.55
Finnish Presidency	2024-02-11	3,072,329	4,546,041	67.58

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