Finland (European Parliament constituency)
Finland is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Finland. It is currently represented by fourteen Members of the European Parliament.
| Finland | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
Location among the current constituencies | |
| Member state | Finland |
| Created | 1996 |
| MEPs | 16 (1996–1999) 14 (1999–2009) 13 (2009–2020) 14 (2020–present) |
| Sources | |
| [1][2] | |
Elections edit
1996 edit
The 1996 election was the first European election for Finland.
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1999 edit
The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the second for Finland.
2004 edit
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and the third for Finland. Both the Finnish Social Democratic Party and the Finnish Centre Party improved their vote at the expense of the conservative National Coalition Party and the Greens.
2009 edit
The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Finland. The number of seats was decreased to thirteen.
2014 edit
The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Finland. Finland's representation remained at 13 MEPs.
2019 edit
The 2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for Finland. Due to Brexit, Alviina Alametsä became the fourteenth Finnish MEP on February 1, 2020.[1]
2024 edit
The 2024 European election will be the tenth election to the European Parliament and the seventh for Finland.
References edit
- ^ "Brexit opens doors for new Green MEP from Finland". Yle News. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
External links edit
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu
- European Parliament elections Statistics Finland