An election of the delegation from Finland to the European Parliament took place on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Finland, and the first to take place after Brexit. Finnish voters elected fifteen members from seven national parties to the European Parliament. The elected joined the European groups followingly: EPP 4, RE 3, The Left 3, Greens/EFA 2, S&D 2, ECR 1.
Electoral system Apportionment
Compared to last election, Finland is entitled to two more MEPs: one already assigned in 2020 in the occasion of the redistribution post Brexit, and one assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures.
Electoral law The 15 members are elected through open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with seats allocated through D'Hondt method and no electoral threshold.
Both Finnish citizens and other non-Finnish EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Finland. No registration is needed for Finnish citizens, while other EU citizens residing in Finland are required to register with the Digital and Population Data Services Agency by 21 March 2024 at the latest. Finnish citizens residing abroad can also vote without any prior registration and can choose to vote by post or in the Finnish embassy of their country of residence. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest.
Voting advice applications
In Finland, Yle's European election compass allows users to find the candidates who best matches their convictions through 24 different statements across a range of issues: Values, Security, Trade, People and the EU, Economics and subsidies, The future, and Environment. It is available in Finnish, Swedish, English, Sámi, Russian, and Arabic. Each election candidate had been able to state how closely they agree or disagree with each statement and offer a rationale for their decision. Candidates also had the chance to upload a video message, offer three election promises, give brief biographical information and place themselves on a chart with left-right and liberal-conservative axes.
Outgoing delegation The table shows the detailed composition of the Finnish seats at the European Parliament at the end of the legislature. EP GroupSeatsPartySeatsMEPsEuropean People's PartyNational Coalition Party3 Renew EuropeCentre Party2 Swedish People's Party1 Greens–European Free AllianceGreen League3 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and DemocratsSocial Democratic Party2 European Conservatives and ReformistsFinns Party2 The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGLLeft Alliance1 Total14 Source: European Parliament
MEPs not standing for re-election NamePartyDate announcedSourceHeidi HautalaGreen League9 January 2024Silvia ModigLeft Alliance6 February 2024Alviina AlametsäGreen League16 February 2024Petri SarvamaaNational Coalition PartyMiapetra Kumpula-NatriSocial Democratic PartyMauri PekkarinenCentre PartyNils TorvaldsSwedish People's Party Opinion polls
Polling firm Fieldwork date SamplesizeKOKVIHR SDP PSKESKVASSFPKDLIIK Others LeadTaloustutkimus29 May–4 June 20242,11120.69.319.416.411.910.84.241.12.2 1.2Taloustutkimus 23–29 Apr 2024 2,118 21.7 10.5 19.7 14.1 13.6 10.5 4.0 2.9 1.0 2.1 2.0Verian 18–25 Mar 2024 1,372 22 11 17 14 12 9 56 4 5Ipsos 23 Feb–5 Mar 2024 1,000 22.5 9.0 20.0 19.0 10.5 8.5 3.5 3.53.5 2.52023 parliamentary election 20.8 7.0 19.9 20.1 11.3 7.1 4.3 4.2 2.4 2.9 0.72019 EP election 20.8 16.0 14.6 13.8 13.5 6.9 6.3 4.93.1 4.8
Results
European groups
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