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