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=== Electoral law === |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Oelbermann |first1=Kai Friederike |last2=Pukelsheim |first2=Friedrich |date=July 2020 |title=The European Elections of May 2019 |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/652037/EPRS_STU(2020)652037_EN.pdf |website=europarl.europa.eu |page=14}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Oelbermann |first1=Kai Friederike |last2=Pukelsheim |first2=Friedrich |date=July 2020 |title=The European Elections of May 2019 |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/652037/EPRS_STU(2020)652037_EN.pdf |website=europarl.europa.eu |page=14}}</ref> |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finland – How to vote |url=https://elections.europa.eu/en/how-to-vote/si/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=European elections 2024: all you need to know |language=en}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finland – How to vote |url=https://elections.europa.eu/en/how-to-vote/si/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=European elections 2024: all you need to know |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Voting advice applications == |
== Voting advice applications == |
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{{See also|2024 European Parliament election#Voting advice applications}} |
{{See also|2024 European Parliament election#Voting advice applications}} |
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In Finland, [[Yle]]'s European election compass allows users to find the |
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vaalit.yle.fi/vaalikone/eurovaalit2024?language=en |title=Yle's election compass! |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Yle News}}</ref> It is available in [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[English language|English]], [[Sámi languages|Sámi]], [[Russian language|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20087548 |title=Yle's European election compass opens for business |date=2024-05-10 |website=Yle News}}</ref> |
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== Opinion polls == |
== Opinion polls == |
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The 2024 European Parliament election in Finland will be held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election.[1][2] This will be the seventh European Parliament election held in Finland, and the first to take place after Brexit.
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Outgoing delegation
The table shows the detailed composition of the Finnish seats at the European Parliament at the end of the legislature.
EP Group | Seats | Party | Seats | MEPs | ||
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European People's Party | 3 / 14
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National Coalition Party | 3 | |||
Renew Europe | 3 / 14
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Centre Party | 2 | |||
Swedish People's Party | 1 | |||||
Greens–European Free Alliance | 3 / 14
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Green League | 3 | |||
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | 2 / 14
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Social Democratic Party | 2 | |||
European Conservatives and Reformists | 2 / 14
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Finns Party | 2 | |||
The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL | 1 / 14
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Left Alliance | 1 | |||
Total | 14 | |||||
Source: European Parliament |
MEPs not standing for re-election
Name | Party | Date announced | Source |
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Heidi Hautala | Green League | 9 January 2024 | [6] |
Silvia Modig | Left Alliance | 6 February 2024 | [7] |
Alviina Alametsä | Green League | 16 February 2024 | [8] |
Petri Sarvamaa | National Coalition Party | [9] | |
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri | Social Democratic Party | [10] | |
Mauri Pekkarinen | Centre Party | [11] | |
Nils Torvalds | Swedish People's Party | [12] |
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.[13] 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.[14]
Opinion polls
Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
KOK EPP |
VIHR G/EFA |
SDP S&D |
PS ECR |
KESK Renew |
VAS Left |
SFP Renew |
KD EPP |
LIIK NI |
Others | Lead |
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Taloustutkimus[15] | 23–29 Apr 2024 | 2,118 | 21.7 4 |
10.5 2 |
19.7 3 |
14.1 2 |
13.6 2 |
10.5 2 |
4.0 0 |
2.9 0 |
1.0 0 |
2.1 0 |
2.0 |
Verian[16] | 18–25 Mar 2024 | 1,372 | 22 4 |
11 2 |
17 3 |
14 2 |
12 2 |
9 1 |
5 0 |
6 1 |
4 0 |
5 | |
Ipsos[17] | 23 Feb–5 Mar 2024 | 1,000 | 22.5 4 |
9.0 1 |
20.0 4 |
19.0 3 |
10.5 2 |
8.5 1 |
3.5 0 |
3.5 0 |
3.5 0 |
2.5 | |
2023 parliamentary election | 20.8 | 7.0 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | ||
2019 EP election | 20.8 3 |
16.0 3 |
14.6 2 |
13.8 2 |
13.5 2 |
6.9 1 |
6.3 1 |
4.9 0 |
3.1 0 |
4.8 |
References
- ^ "European Elections". Vaalit. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Voting in the European Parliamentary elections". suomi.fi. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "2024 European elections: 15 additional seats divided between 12 countries | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Oelbermann, Kai Friederike; Pukelsheim, Friedrich (July 2020). "The European Elections of May 2019" (PDF). europarl.europa.eu. p. 14.
- ^ "Finland – How to vote". European elections 2024: all you need to know. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Heidi Hautala jättää europarlamentin". www.iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Silvia Modig jättää EU-parlamentin". Helsingin Sanomat. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Vihreiden Alviina Alametsä jättää europarlamentin". Helsingin Sanomat. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "EU – Suomi esittää Petri Sarvamaata Euroopan tilintarkastustuomioistuimen jäseneksi". Helsingin Sanomat. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Eduskuntaan valittu Miapetra Kumpula-Natri jatkaa EU-parlamentissa – Ei pyri SDP:n johtoon". www.iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Lehto, Mika (2023-10-20). "Mauri Pekkarinen vetäytyy politiikasta". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Konkaripoliitikko Mauri Pekkarinen ei enää pyri europarlamenttiin – Suomen euroedustajiin tulossa runsaasti vaihdoksia". mtvuutiset.fi. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Yle's election compass!". Yle News. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Yle's European election compass opens for business". Yle News. 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Ylen eurovaalimittaus: Kokoomus suosituin puolue – RKP ja vihreät menettämässä meppipaikan". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Puoluebarometri: Kokoomus jälleen vahvoilla eurovaaleissa – vihreitä uhkaa romahdus". yle.fi (in Finnish). 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Européennes : vers une progression de la droite radicale au Parlement européen ?". ipsos.com (in French). 2024-03-19. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-03-20.