1996 Finnish municipal elections

Finnish municipal election, 1996 was held in Finland on 20 October. Election had to be renewed in Keminmaa on June 8, due uncertainties with advance voting.

National results

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F54B4B;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic Party of Finland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #3AAD2E;" data-sort-value="Centre Party (Finland)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006288;" data-sort-value="National Coalition Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F00A64;" data-sort-value="Left Alliance (Finland)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006845;" data-sort-value="Green League" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ffdd93;" data-sort-value="Swedish People's Party of Finland" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2B67C9;" data-sort-value="Christian Democrats (Finland)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFDE55;" data-sort-value="True Finns" |

Party		Votes		Council seats
		Number	%	Number	Net ±
SDP	583,562	24.55%	2,743	-387
Centre	518,305	21.81%	4,459	+461
National Coalition	514,313	21.64%	2,167	+158
Left Alliance	246,412	10.37%	1,128	-191
Green	149,334	6.28%	292	-51
RKP	129,518	5.45%	671	+7
KD	75,494	3.18%	353	±0
	Young Finns	31,429	1.32%	29	new
Finns	21,999	0.93%	138	-216
	Liberals	8,766	0.37%	25	-24
	Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism	4,483	0.19%	3	+2
	Pensioners' Party	2,417	0.10%	1	-1
	Seniors' Party	2,033	0.09%	2	-3
	Independence Party	1,364	0.06%	6	new
	Natural Law Party	1,217	0.05%	0	new
	KIPU	874	0.04%	1	-2
	Others	85,420	3.59%	464	+123
Total		2,376,940		12,482	-89