Presidential election in Finland 2012

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Presidential election in Finland 2012

January 22, 2012 (1st ballot)

February 5, 2012 (runoff)

Election winner Sauli Niinistö National Rally Party

1st ballot Candidates Votes in% Sauli Niinistö    37.0 Pekka Haavisto    18.8 Paavo Väyrynen    17.5 Timo Soini    9.4 Paavo Lipponen    6.7 Paavo Arhinmäki    5.5 Eva Biaudet    2.7 Sari essayah    2.5

Runoff Candidates Votes in% Sauli Niinistö    62.2 Pekka Haavisto    37.4

Before the election of Tarja Halonen SDP

Elected Sauli Niinistö KOK

The first round of Finland's 2012 presidential election took place on January 22, 2012 . Since no candidate could achieve an absolute majority in the first ballot , a run-off election took place on February 5, 2012 between the two best-placed candidates. These were Sauli Niinistö (37% in the first ballot) and Pekka Haavisto (18.8%). Niinistö won the runoff election by a clear margin. The elected president will hold office until 2018.

The previous President Tarja Halonen of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) was no longer allowed to run for election after two terms in office.

Candidates

Eight candidates ran for election. All parties represented in the Finnish parliament put up their own candidate, including the left-wing alliance that had recently supported Tarja Halonen's candidacy.

The numbers assigned to the candidates are important in the election itself. The candidate's number is entered in a circle in the voting booth. The number 1 is reserved for the previous official. Since Tarja Halonen was no longer allowed to compete in 2012, the numbering began with the 2.

2. Pekka Haavisto Green Bund MP, former Environment Minister	3. Timo Soini Perussuomalaiset Member of Parliament, Party Chairman	4. Paavo Väyrynen Center Finland's former Deputy Prime Minister, former Foreign Minister and Foreign Trade and Development Minister	5. Paavo Lipponen Social Democratic Party of Finland Former Prime Minister, Former Speaker of Parliament
6. Sauli Niinistö National Assembly Party Former Finance Minister, Former Speaker of Parliament	7. Sari Essayah Finnish Christian Democrats Member of the European Parliament	8. Eva Biaudet Swedish People's Party Ombudswoman for Minorities, former Minister of Health and Social Affairs	9. Paavo Arhinmäki Left Alliance Minister of Sport and Culture, party chairman

Result of the 1st ballot

In the first ballot on January 22nd, no candidate reached an absolute majority, which is why a second ballot had to be held. This took place on February 5, 2012.

Nationwide result

candidate	Result
	be right	%
Sauli Niinistö	1 131 127	37.0%
Pekka Haavisto	573 872	18.8%
Paavo Väyrynen	536 731	17.5%
Timo Soini	287 405	9.4%
Paavo Lipponen	205 020	6.7%
Paavo Arhinmäki	167 359	5.5%
Eva Biaudet	82 581	2.7%
Sari essayah	75 755	2.5%
Total	3,059,850	100%

Result by constituency
1st ballot on January 22, 2012

district	voter turnout	2 ha	3 Soi	4 Väy	5 lip	6 Nii	7 diners	8 Bia	9 arh
Helsinki	76.5	34.5	5.9	6.2	5.8	37.2	1.7	2.9	5.7
Uusimaa	75.4	21.9	8.2	9.4	6.4	43.3	2.0	4.3	4.6
Varsinais-Suomi	73.6	18.6	8.9	12.6	6.5	42.0	2.2	3.0	6.2
Satakunta	71.9	11.7	12.3	17.7	7.9	38.6	3.0	0.8	7.9
Åland	56.6	7.8	0.8	4.8	24.7	21.7	0.7	37.9	1.5
Malice	71.8	16.8	10.7	14.6	7.2	41.8	2.6	1.0	5.4
Pirkanmaa	73.5	19.9	10.4	12.8	6.8	39.8	2.8	1.0	6.4
Kymi	70.8	16.0	12.0	15.9	7.6	41.1	2.6	1.0	3.9
South Savo	69.4	13.2	9.6	23.2	7.8	38.9	3.2	0.7	3.3
North Savo	69.0	15.2	11.4	23.5	6.1	34.0	3.3	0.8	5.7
North Karelia	66.9	15.4	12.4	23.8	8.2	31.6	3.2	0.8	4.7
Vaasa	73.4	8.3	9.3	26.5	10.0	29.9	3.4	9.1	3.5
Central Finland	71.7	20.2	10.4	22.1	6.2	30.4	3.6	0.8	6.3
Oulu	70.9	14.3	9.7	35.2	3.9	27.5	1.9	0.8	6.7
Lapland	71.6	11.2	8.7	43.0	4.3	23.3	1.5	0.7	7.3
Finland	72.7	18.8	9.4	17.5	6.7	37.0	2.5	2.7	5.5
Source: vaalikone.fi

Result of the runoff election

In the runoff election on February 5, 2012, Sauli Niinistö prevailed against Pekka Haavisto. The conservative Niinistö received 62.6% of the vote, while Pekka Haavisto received 37.4%. The turnout was 68.8 percent lower than expected.

Nationwide result

candidate	Result
	be right	%
Sauli Niinistö	1 802 400	62.6%
Pekka Haavisto	1,076,957	37.4%
Total	2,879,357	100%

Result by constituency

Result by constituency
runoff election on February 5, 2012

district	voter turnout	Niinistö	Haavisto
Helsinki	74.8	50.2	49.8
Uusimaa	73.1	62.1	37.9
Varsinais-Suomi	71.0	62.7	37.3
Satakunta	67.4	67.7	32.3
Åland	55.8	40.0	60.0
Malice	68.8	65.5	34.5
Pirkanmaa	70.6	62.7	37.3
Kymi	66.7	67.0	33.0
South Savo	65.4	69.1	30.9
North Savo	63.0	63.7	36.3
North Karelia	62.3	63.5	36.5
Vaasa	67.4	72.3	27.7
Central Finland	66.4	57.8	42.2
Oulu	64.4	65.0	35.0
Lapland	62.2	62.4	37.6
Finland	68.8	62.6	37.4
Source: vaalikone.fi

Web links

Commons : Presidential election of Finland, 2012  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information from the Finnish Ministry of Justice on the election. (English) accessed on January 6, 2012
2. ^ Presidential elections: Niinistö, Haavisto headed for second round . at yle.fi, January 22, 2012; Retrieved January 23, 2012.
3. ↑ Conservative wins Finnish presidential election Zeit Online, February 6, 2012