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Parties and
Elections
in Europe |
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| Legislative elections:
Eduskunta, 4-year term, party-list proportional representation system |
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· President:
Tarja Halonen (SDP) · State Minister:
Jyrki Katainen (KOK) · Government: KOK, SDP, VAS, VIHR, SFP,
KD |
| Party |
Ideology, Affiliation,
Founding |
2011 |
Seats |
2007 |
Seats |
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Kansallinen Kokoomus
(KOK) 
National Coalition Party
|
Liberal conservatism
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EPP, IDU
1918 |
20,4% |
44 |
22,3% |
50 |
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Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP)
Finnish
Social Democratic Party |
Social democracy
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PES, SI
1899 |
19,1% |
42 |
21,4% |
45 |
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Perussuomalaiset (PS)
True
Finns |
National conservatism;
Social conservatism, Right-wing populism |
-
1995 |
19,0% |
39 |
4,1% |
5 |
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Suomen Keskusta
(KESK)
Finnish Centre |
Centrism;
Agrarianism
|
ELDR, LI
1908 |
15,8% |
35 |
23,1% |
51 |
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Vasemmistoliitto (VAS)
Left
Alliance |
Democratic socialism;
Eco-socialism |
EL, NGLA
1990 |
8,1% |
14 |
8,8% |
17 |
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Vihreä Liitto
(VIHR)
Green Alliance |
Green politics
|
EGP, GG
1987 |
7,2% |
10 |
8,5% |
15 |
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Svenska Folkepartiet i Finland
(SFP)
Swedish People's
Party in Finland
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Swedish minority
politics; Liberalism |
ELDR, LI
1906 |
4,3% |
9 |
4,5% |
9 |
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Suomen Kristillisdemokraatit (KD)
Finnish
Christian Democrats
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Christian democracy;
Social conservatism |
EPPo
1958 |
4,0% |
6 |
4,9% |
7 |
| Representative from Åland |
- |
- |
0,4% |
1 |
0,5% |
1 |
| Others |
- |
- |
1,7% |
- |
1,9% |
- |
| Total |
- |
- |
- |
200 |
- |
200 |
| Turnout |
70,4% |
67,9% |
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