Savo-Karelia constituency

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Constituency 09: Savo-Karelia
Savo-Karelia constituency
country Finland FinlandFinland
Regions North Karelia and North Savo
Seats in parliament 16
Residents 412,131 (2016)

The constituency of Savo-Karelia (constituency 09) is one of 13 Finnish constituencies for elections to the Finnish Parliament and the President of the Republic of Finland . It includes the Finnish landscapes of North Karelia and North Savo . In the parliamentary elections, each constituency is entitled to a certain number of seats in parliament based on the number of inhabitants, the constituency of Savo-Karelia currently has 16 seats.

The constituency was newly created for the 2015 parliamentary elections by merging the constituencies of North Savo and North Karelia .