Parties and Elections in Europe

FINLAND

Legislative elections: Eduskunta, 4-year term, party-list proportional representation system

· President: Tarja Halonen (SDP) · State Minister: Matti Vanhanen (KESK) · Government: KESK, KOK, VIHR, SFP

Party		Ideology, Affiliation, Founding		2007	Seats	2003	Seats
	Suomen Keskusta (KESK) Finnish Centre	Centrism; Liberalism, Agrarianism	ELDR, LI 1908	23,1%	51	24,7%	55
	Kansallinen Kokoomus (KOK) National Coalition Party	Liberal conservatism	EPP, IDU 1918	22,3%	50	18,6%	40
	Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP) Finnish Social Democratic Party	Social democracy	PES, SI 1899	21,4%	45	24,5%	53
	Vasemmistoliitto (VAS) Left Alliance	Democratic socialism; Eco-socialism	EL, NGLA 1990 (pred. 1944)	8,8%	17	9,9%	19
	Vihreä Liitto (VIHR) Green Alliance	Green politics	EGP, GG 1987	8,5%	15	8,0%	14
	Suomen Kristillisdemokraatit (KD) Finnish Christian Democrats	Christian democracy; Social conservatism	EPPo 1958	4,9%	7	5,3%	7
	Svenska Folkepartiet i Finland (SFP) Swedish People's Party in Finland	Swedish minority politics; Liberalism	ELDR, LI 1906	4,5%	9	4,6%	8
	Perussuomalaiset (PS) True Finns	Right-wing populism; Agrarianism, National conservatism	- 1995	4,1%	5	1,6%	3
Representative from Åland		-	-	0,5%	1	0,4%	1
Others		-	-	1,9%	-	2,4%	-
Total		-	-	-	200	-	200
Turnout		-	-	67,9%		66,6%