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| Finland | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
Location among the current constituencies | |
| Member state | Finland |
| Created | 1996 |
| MEPs | 16 (1996–1999) 14 (1999–2009) 13 (2009–2020) 14 (2020–2024) 15 (June 2024–present) |
| Sources | |
| [1][2] | |
Finland is aEuropean Parliament constituency forelections to the European Parliament covering themember state of the European UnionFinland. It is currently represented by fifteenMembers of the European Parliament.
The 1996 election was the first European election for Finland.
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The1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament and the second for Finland.
The2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament and the third for Finland. Both theSocial Democratic Party of Finland and theCentre Party improved their vote at the expense of the conservativeNational Coalition Party and theGreen League.
The2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Finland. Thenumber of seats was decreased to thirteen.
The2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the fifth for Finland. Finland's representation remained at 13 MEPs.
The2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the sixth for Finland. Due toBrexit,Alviina Alametsä became the fourteenth Finnish MEP on February 1, 2020.[1]
The2024 European election will be the tenth election to the European Parliament and the seventh for Finland. It gained one seat because of the seats being increased from 705 to 720 in the European Parliament.[2]