2019 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 14 April 2019. For the first time, no party received more than 20% of the vote. The Centre Party, which had been the largest party following the 2015 elections, dropped to fourth place, losing 18 seats and recording its lowest vote share since 1917. The Social Democratic Party saw the biggest gains, winning six more seats and narrowly becoming the largest party for the first time since 1999. The Green League and the Left Alliance also gained five and four seats respectively.
Image: Finnish Council Presidency priorities debated in plenary (48308299127) (cropped)
Image: Jussi Halla aho in Brussels 2014 (cropped)
Image: Petteri Orpo at EPP Summit, Brussels, June 2016 (27923961326) (cropped)
Image: Juha Sipila in Stockholm, Sweden on April 17, 2018 (cropped)
2015 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 19 April 2015, with advance voting taking place from 8 to 14 April. The 200 members of the Parliament of Finland were elected with the proportional D'Hondt method.
Image: Soome ja Eesti riigipead Soome 100 kontserdil (cropped)
Image: Timo Soini 2015
Image: Alexander Stubb Oct, 2014
Image: Antti Rinne