2024 European Parliament election in Finland

The 2024 election for the Finnish delegation to the European Parliament is to be held on June 9. All 15 of Finland's members of the European Parliament are up for the election for the next five years. The whole country functions as a single electoral district.[1][2]

After the decision of the European Parliament approved in September 2023, in total twelve member states were given extra seats in the parliament. This affected Finland that got one extra seat, meaning whose total amount of seats will be 15 after the election.[3]

Candidates and right to vote

People who have the right to vote in the election, include all Finnish citizens who are at least 18 years of age by the day of the election. Moreover, people who meet the following conditions are eligible to vote in Finland:[4]

  • citizens of other EU member states who have not lost their voting right in their home state
  • has notified the Digital and Population Data Services Agency about their intention to vote in Finland no later than 80 days before the election
  • has had a domicile in Finland for at least 51 days before the election OR are employees of an international organization located in Finland or an EU organization, or are a family member of such person living in Finland

Outgoing delegation

The table shows the detailed composition of the Finnish seats at the European Parliament as of 23 January 2024.

EP Group Seats Party Seats MEPs
European People's Party
3 / 14
 National Coalition Party 3
 
Renew Europe
3 / 14
 Centre Party 2
 
  • Elsi Katainen
  • Mauri Pekkarinen
Swedish People's Party 1
 
  • Nils Torvalds
Greens–European Free Alliance
3 / 14
 Green League 3
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
2 / 14
 Social Democratic Party 2
European Conservatives and Reformists
2 / 14
 Finns Party 2
The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
1 / 14
 Left Alliance 1
Total 14
Source: European Parliament

MEPs not standing for re-election

Name Party Date announced Source
Heidi Hautala Green League 9 January 2024 [5]
Silvia Modig Left Alliance 6 February 2024 [6]
Alviina Alametsä Green League 16 February 2024 [7]
Petri Sarvamaa National Coalition Party [8]
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri Social Democratic Party [9]
Mauri Pekkarinen Centre Party [10]
Nils Torvalds Swedish People's Party [11]

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
Ipsos[12] 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
4 		11.3
2 		19.9
3 		20.1
4 		7.0
1 		7.1
1 		4.3
0 		4.2
0 		2.4
0 		2.9
0 		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

  1. ^ "European Elections". Vaalit. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. ^ "Voting in the European Parliamentary elections". suomi.fi. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  3. ^ "Finland får en till plats i Europaparlamentet efter nästa års EU-val". Svenska YLE (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ^ "Right to Vote and Compilation of the Voting Register". Vaalit. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ^ "Heidi Hautala jättää europarlamentin". www.iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  6. ^ "Silvia Modig jättää EU-parlamentin". Helsingin Sanomat. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  7. ^ "Vihreiden Alviina Alametsä jättää europarlamentin". Helsingin Sanomat. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  8. ^ "EU - Suomi esittää Petri Sarvamaata Euroopan tilintarkastustuomioistuimen jäseneksi". Helsingin Sanomat. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  9. ^ "Eduskuntaan valittu Miapetra Kumpula-Natri jatkaa EU-parlamentissa – Ei pyri SDP:n johtoon". www.iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  10. ^ Lehto, Mika (2023-10-20). "Mauri Pekkarinen vetäytyy politiikasta". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  11. ^ "Konkaripoliitikko Mauri Pekkarinen ei enää pyri europarlamenttiin – Suomen euroedustajiin tulossa runsaasti vaihdoksia". mtvuutiset.fi. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  12. ^ "Européennes : vers une progression de la droite radicale au Parlement européen ?". ipsos.com (in French). 2024-03-19. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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