2021 Finns Party leadership election

The 2021 Finns Party leadership election (Template:Lang-fi) was held in Jyväskylä, Finland, on 14 August 2021.^[1] All members of the party who had paid their subscription were allowed to vote in the election.^[2]

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 over 50% of the vote.

Candidates

Riikka Purra, MP for Uusimaa
Sakari Puisto, MP for Pirkanmaa
Ossi Tiihonen, councillor in Lohja
Kristiina Ilmarinen, MP candidate for Finland Proper in 2019, economist based in Salo

Notable endorsements

Opinion polls

Poll source	Survey dates

		Riikka Purra	Sakari Puisto	Juho Eerola	Vilhelm Junnila	Undecided
Yle poll^[3]	17 July 2021	65%	16%	2%	2%

Results

Riikka Purra was elected party leader, earning 63.76% of valid votes.^[4] A few months after the election, in December 2021, Ossi Tiihonen left PS 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 votes	1,214	100.00

Invalid/blank votes	88	6.76
Total votes cast	1,302	100.00

References

^ "Riikka Purra perussuomalaisten puheenjohtajaksi, näin puolueväki kommentoi: "Maltillinen, mutta todella määrätietoinen nainen", "Olisin ennemmin toivonut miestä"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2021-08-14. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
^ "Perussuomalaiset rp:n säännöt". Finns Party. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ "Yle survey: Riikka Purra frontrunner in Finns Party leadership race". yle.fi. Yle News. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Riikka Purra on perussuomalaisten uusi puheenjohtaja". suomenuutiset.fi. Suomen Uutiset. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.