2022 Finnish county elections

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The first county elections were held in Finland on 23 January 2022. Voters elected the council members of the 21 new wellbeing services counties.[1] Residents of Helsinki were excluded from voting, as the city continues to be responsible for organizing health, social and rescue services in Helsinki. Åland was also excluded, as it is not affected by the health and social services reform.[2]

Electoral system[]

A total of 1379 members of the 21 councils (each council consisting of 59 to 79 members) were elected using proportional representation, with seats allocated according to the d'Hondt method.[3]

Opinion polls[]

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each poll is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The table uses the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if that date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead. List includes only polls that were made for the municipal election.

Date Polling Firm KOK SDP PS KESK VIHR VAS SFP KD Others Lead
27 December 2021 - 16 January 2022 Taloustutkimus 22.4 18.0 14.3 17.7 7.4 8.1 5.0 3.4 3.7 4.4
November 15 - 22 December 2021 Taloustutkimus 21.8 18.9 17.6 15.3 7.6 8.1 3.9 3.0 3.8 3.0

Results[]

Election results by council seats per party. Total number of seats per council numbered. Largest party in each council shown in the map insert.
Seats Party Votes %
289 National Coalition Party 401,320 21,6
275 Social Democratic Party 359,014 19,3
297 Centre Party 356,462 19,2
156 Finns Party 206,477 11,1
100 Left Alliance 148,594 8.0
90 Green League 136,961 7,4
77 Swedish People's Party 91,404 4,9
57 Christian Democrats 78,825 4,2
20 Movement Now 33,733 1,8
10 Power Belongs to the People 24,138 1,3
8 Independent 12,661 0,7
0 Crystal Party 2,458 0,1
0 Communist Party 1,842 0,1
0 Pirate Party 1,651 0,1
0 Liberal Party – Freedom to Choose 930 0,1
0 Animal Justice Party 492 0,0
0 Open Party 184 0,0
0 Blue Reform 142 0,0
0 Finnish People First 80 0,0
0 Citizens' Party 23 0,0
Invalid/blank votes 7,879 –
Total 1,865,854 100
Registered voters/turnout 3,927,728 47,5
Source: Ministry of Justice

References[]

  1. ^ "County Elections - Elections". Vaalit. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  2. ^ "Frequently asked questions about the 2022 county elections - Elections". Vaalit. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  3. ^ "How county elections are conducted - Elections". Vaalit. Retrieved 2022-01-17.


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