Constituencies of Finland

There are 13 constituencies in Finland or electoral districts for elections to the Finnish Parliament.[1] Each electoral district elects a number of MPs proportional to its population, currently ranging from 6 to 35 MPs, except Åland which only elects one.

Boundaries

The boundaries of the electoral districts are based on the provinces in use from 1634 to 1997, and have remained largely the same since the first parliamentary election in 1907. Some minor border changes between the regions of Finland have affected the electoral districts, but there have also been larger changes, detailed below.

In 1939, the constituency of Northern Oulu was divided between the constituencies of Lapland and Oulu, and the constituency of Southern Oulu was renamed to Oulu. After the Continuation War, the electoral districts of Eastern and Western Viipuri, which lost much of their territories to the Soviet Union, were united into the new constituency of Kymi. At the same time, Åland became a distinct constituency. In 1954, Helsinki was cut from the constituency of Uusimaa. In 1962, the southern and northern Vaasa constituencies were united. In 2015, the constituencies of Kymi and Southern Savonia were united, forming the constituency of South-Eastern Finland; similarly, the constituencies of Northern Savonia and North Karelia were united to form the constituency of Savonia-Karelia.

Constituencies

The number of seats per constituency are based on the 2015 parliamentary election.

Map of Finland's constituencies.
ConstituencySeatsPopulation[2]
01 Helsinki22635,433
02 Uusimaa351,002,137
03 Varsinais-Suomi17475,559
04 Satakunta8221,752
05 Åland129,179
06 Häme14375,540
07 Pirkanmaa19509,309
08 Southeast Finland17457,336
09 Savo-Karelia16412,131
10 Vaasa16442,495
11 Central Finland10276,265
12 Oulu18485,980
13 Lapland7180,231
Total 200 5,503,347

See also

References
  1. "Members of Parliament".
  2. 2016 population figures per region. Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases
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