The 2021 Finns Party leadership election () was held in Jyväskylä, Finland, on 14 August 2021. All members of the party who had paid their subscription were allowed to vote in the election.
In June 2021, the incumbent party chair, Jussi Halla-aho, who had led the party since 2017, informed that he would not run for re-election as chairman of the party, but would continue his role in parliament and his municipality.
Riikka Purra won the election in the first round, with more than 60% of the vote, avoiding a runoff. Candidates Riikka Purra, MP for Uusimaa Sakari Puisto, MP for Pirkanmaa Ossi Tiihonen, councillor in Lohja Kristiina Ilmarinen, MP candidate for Varsinais-Suomi in 2019, and economist based in Salo
Opinion polls Poll source Surveydates Riikka Purra Sakari Puisto Juho Eerola Vilhelm Junnila Undecided Yle poll 17 July 2021 65% 16% 2% 2%
Results Riikka Purra was elected party leader, earning 63.76% of valid votes. A few months after the election, in December 2021, Ossi Tiihonen left the Finns and applied to join Power Belongs to the People. Candidate Votes % Riikka Purra 774 63.76% Sakari Puisto 252 20.76% Ossi Tiihonen 181 14.91% Kristiina Ilmarinen 7 0.58%Total valid votes1,214100.00Invalid/blank votes886.76Total votes cast1,302100.00
See also
2017 Finns Party leadership election Politics of Finland
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