Local elections in Finland 2012

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Result (in%)

 %

30th

20th

10

0

21.9

19.6

18.7

12.3

8.5

8.0

4.7

3.7

2.6

COOK

SDP

KESK

PS

VIHR

VAS

RKP

KD

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2008

 % p

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

-1.6

-1.6

-1.4

+6.9

-0.4

-0.8

± 0.0

-0.5

-0.6

COOK

SDP

KESK

PS

VIHR

VAS

RKP

KD

Otherwise.

The 2012 local elections in Finland took place on October 28, 2012.

9,674 members were elected to the city and municipal councils. The new term of office began on January 1, 2013.

Similar to the parliamentary elections in spring 2011 , the base Finns were able to reap the strongest profits this time , albeit not to the same extent as a year and a half earlier. In addition, they became only the fourth force behind the rally party , social democrats and center . The first three parties mentioned lost between 1.4 and 1.7 percentage points compared to 2008, the other larger parties, with the exception of the Basic Finns, lost slightly, the Swedish People's Party stagnated.

In absolute terms, the Center Party won the most seats in the municipal and city councils, due to its predominance in the country and the different representation conditions in the city and in the country.

Election result

Result of the 2012 local elections in Finland

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	National Collection Party (KOK)	545,889	21.9	−1.6	1,735	−286
	Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)	487.924	19.6	−1.7	1,729	−337
	Finnish Center Party (KESK)	465.166	18.7	−1.4	3,077	−440
	Basic fins (PS)	307.797	12.3	+7.0	1,195	+752
	Green Bund (VIHR)	213.100	8.5	−0.4	323	−47
	Left Alliance (VAS)	199,615	8.0	−0.8	640	−193
	Swedish People's Party (RKP)	117,865	4.7	± 0.0	480	−30
	Finnish Christian Democrats (KD)	93,257	3.7	−0.4	300	−51
	Communist Party of Finland (SKP)	11,174	0.4	−0.1	9	± 0
	Pirate Party (PP)	5,986	0.2	-	0	-
	Independence party	1,303	0.1	± 0.0	0	−2
	Change 2011 (M11)	1,258	0.1	-	1	+1
	Communist Labor Party (KTP)	704	0.0	± 0.0	0	± 0
	For the cause of the poor	572	0.0	± 0.0	0	−1
	Labor Party of Finland	538	0.0	± 0.0	0	± 0
	Freedom Party (VP)	538	0.0	± 0.0	0	± 0
	Others	41,358	1.7	−0.8	185	−102
total		2,493,521	100.0		9,674	−738
Valid votes		2,493,521	99.5
Invalid votes		13,724	0.5
voter turnout		2,507,245	58.3
Eligible voters		4,303,064	100.0
Source: Finnish Ministry of Justice

Strongholds

Political party	1.		2.		3.
National rally party	Padasjoki	42.9%	Kustavi	41.8%	Naantali	39.4%
Social Democratic Party of Finland	Harjavalta	38.9%	Imatra	38.3%	Varkaus	36.3%
Finnish Center Party	Merijärvi	80.3%	Siikalatva	69.1%	Reisjärvi	67.4%
Base fins	Caustins	37.3%	Kihniö	37.0%	Kärsämäki	33.2%
Green covenant	Helsinki	22.3%	Espoo	16.7%	Kerava	14.7%
Left alliance	Kemi	32.3%	Kolari	32.2%	Tervola	31.2%
Swedish People's Party	Korsnäs	95.0%	Narpes	90.6%	Vörå	88.1%
Finnish Christian Democrats	Larsmo	39.7%	Pedersore	27.1%	Soini	16.0%
Communist Party of Finland	Nokia	5.9%	Raseborg	3.2%	Kihniö	3.2%
Pirate party	Tampere	1.0%	Jyväskylä	0.8%	Kärkölä	0.8%
Independence party	Juankoski	2.0%	Sysmä	1.2%	Alajärvi	0.8%
Change in 2011	Uusikaupunki	2.6%	Sauvo	1.2%	Akaa	0.4%
Communist Labor Party	Kemi	0.7%	Merikarvia	0.6%	Karkkila	0.5%
For the cause of the poor	Espoo	0.2%	Järvenpää	0.2%	Helsinki	0.1%
Labor Party of Finland	Helsinki	0.1%	Espoo	0.1%	Kerava	0.1%
Freedom party	Kaarina	0.1%

Web links

• Information on local elections in Finland vaalit.fi (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Official result of the 2012 local elections Finnish Ministry of Justice (English)