Municipal elections were held in Finland on 26 October 2008, with advance voting between 15 and 21 October 2008. 10,412 municipal council seats were open for election in 332 municipalities. The number of councillors decreased by over 1,554 compared to the previous election due to the merging of several municipalities.
National results
Party Votes Council seatsNumber%NumberNet ± 597,727 23.45%2,020 -58 541,18721.23%2,066 -519 512,22020.09%3,518 -907 227,9998.94%370 +56 223,6738.77% 833 -154 137,4975.39%443 +337 119,8964.7%511 -125 106,6394.18%351 -40Communist Party13,9860.55%9 -7Seniors' Party2,6180.10%2 +1Independence Party1,4820.06%2 ±0Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism1,0630.04%0 -1For the Poor1,0630.04%1 +1Workers Party7110.03%0 -1Others61,4782.41%286 -134Total2,549,23510,412 -1,554
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