Finland (European Parliament constituency)

Finland is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Finland. It is currently represented by fourteen Members of the European Parliament.

Finland
European Parliament constituency
Map of the European Parliament constituencies with Finland highlighted in red
Location among the current constituencies
Member stateFinland
Created1996
MEPs16 (1996–1999)
14 (1999–2009)
13 (2009–2020)
14 (2020–present)
Sources
[1][2]

Elections edit

1996 edit

The 1996 election was the first European election for Finland.

1999 edit

The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the second for Finland.

2004 edit

The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and the third for Finland. Both the Finnish Social Democratic Party and the Finnish Centre Party improved their vote at the expense of the conservative National Coalition Party and the Greens.

2009 edit

The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Finland. The number of seats was decreased to thirteen.

2014 edit

The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Finland. Finland's representation remained at 13 MEPs.

2019 edit

The 2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for Finland. Due to Brexit, Alviina Alametsä became the fourteenth Finnish MEP on February 1, 2020.[1]

2024 edit

The 2024 European election will be the tenth election to the European Parliament and the seventh for Finland.

References edit

  1. ^ "Brexit opens doors for new Green MEP from Finland". Yle News. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

External links edit