1907 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland on 15 and 16 March 1907. They were the first parliamentary election in which members were elected to the new Parliament of Finland by universal suffrage and the first in the world in which female members were elected.
Image: Edvard Valpas
Image: Axel Lille in 1906 (cropped)
Image: Otto Karhi 1907
Ballot box used in 1907 election
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 Parliament consists of 200 members, 199 of whom are elected every four years from 13 multi-member districts electing 6 to 37 members using the proportional D'Hondt method. In addition, there is one member from Åland.
Parliament of Finland
The Diet of Porvoo is opened by Tsar Alexander I in 1809.
Parliament session hall in 1907
The Finnish Senate of 1917, Prime Minister P. E. Svinhufvud in the head of table