Elections in Finland

Elections in Finland gives information on election and election results in Finland.

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Election - Finland

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Finland elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a six year term by the people. The Diet (Eduskunta/Riksdag) has 200 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies. Finland has a multi-party system, with three strong parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

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Head of state - President - Legislature - Diet - Proportional representation - Constituencies - Multi-party - Parties - Coalition government

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In addition to the presidential and parlamentary elections, there are European Parliament elections every five years, and local municipal elections (held simultaneously in every municipality) every four years.

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European Parliament elections - Municipality

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