The 2024 election for the Finnish delegation to the European Parliament is to be held on June 9. All 15 of Finland's members of the European Parliament are up for the election for the next five years. The whole country functions as a single electoral district.[1][2]

After the decision of the European Parliament approved in September 2023, in total twelve member states were given extra seats in the parliament. This affected Finland that got one extra seat, meaning whose total amount of seats will be 15 after the election.[3]

Candidates and right to vote

People who have the right to vote in the election, include all Finnish citizens who are at least 18 years of age by the day of the election. Moreover, people who meet the following conditions are eligible to vote in Finland:[4]

Outgoing delegation

The table shows the detailed composition of the Finnish seats at the European Parliament as of 23 January 2024.

EP Group Seats Party Seats MEPs
European People's Party
3 / 14
National Coalition Party 3
Renew Europe
3 / 14
Centre Party 2
Swedish People's Party 1
Greens–European Free Alliance
3 / 14
Green League 3
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
2 / 14
Social Democratic Party 2
European Conservatives and Reformists
2 / 14
Finns Party 2
The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
1 / 14
Left Alliance 1
Total 14
Source: European Parliament

MEPs not standing for re-election

Name Party Date announced Source
Heidi Hautala Green League 9 January 2024 [5]
Silvia Modig Left Alliance 6 February 2024 [6]
Jutta Urpilainen Social Democratic Party 15 February 2024 [7]
Alviina Alametsä Green League 16 February 2024 [8]
Petri Sarvamaa National Coalition Party [9]
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri Social Democratic Party [10]
Mauri Pekkarinen Centre Party [11]
Nils Torvalds Swedish People's Party [12]

References

  1. ^ "European Elections". Vaalit. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. ^ "Voting in the European Parliamentary elections". suomi.fi. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  3. ^ "Finland får en till plats i Europaparlamentet efter nästa års EU-val". Svenska YLE (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ^ "Right to Vote and Compilation of the Voting Register". Vaalit. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ^ "Heidi Hautala jättää europarlamentin". www.iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  6. ^ "Silvia Modig jättää EU-parlamentin". Helsingin Sanomat. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  7. ^ "Thursday's papers: Urpilainen skips EP election; sex ed before social media and a wet start to school holidays". News. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  8. ^ "Vihreiden Alviina Alametsä jättää europarlamentin". Helsingin Sanomat. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  9. ^ "EU - Suomi esittää Petri Sarvamaata Euroopan tilintarkastustuomioistuimen jäseneksi". Helsingin Sanomat. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  10. ^ "Eduskuntaan valittu Miapetra Kumpula-Natri jatkaa EU-parlamentissa – Ei pyri SDP:n johtoon". www.iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  11. ^ Lehto, Mika (2023-10-20). "Mauri Pekkarinen vetäytyy politiikasta". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  12. ^ "Konkaripoliitikko Mauri Pekkarinen ei enää pyri europarlamenttiin – Suomen euroedustajiin tulossa runsaasti vaihdoksia". mtvuutiset.fi. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-15.