Finnish municipal election, 1992 was held in Finland on 18 October.
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.
| Party | Votes [1] | Council seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | Net ± | ||||
| Social Democratic | 721,310 | 27.08% | 3,130 | +264 | |||
| Centre | 511,954 | 19.22% | 3,998 | -229 | |||
| National Coalition | 507,574 | 19.05% | 2,009 | -383 | |||
| Left Alliance | 310,757 | 11.67% | 1,319 | +110a | |||
| Green League | 184,787 | 6.94% | 343 | +249 | |||
| Swedish People's | 133,633 | 5.02% | 664 | -48 | |||
| Christian Democrat | 84,481 | 3.17% | 353 | +80 | |||
| Rural Party | 64,880 | 2.44% | 354 | -99 | |||
| Liberals | 26,334 | 0.99% | 49 | -13 | |||
| Seniors' Party | 4,903 | 0.18% | 5 | new | |||
| Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism | 4,828 | 0.18% | 1 | new | |||
| Pensioners' Party | 2,679 | 0.10% | 2 | -3 | |||
| Women's Party | 1,994 | 0.07% | 0 | new | |||
| Humanity Party | 732 | 0.03% | 0 | new | |||
| KIPU | 677 | 0.03% | 3 | +1 | |||
| Others | 102,332 | 3.82% | 341 | -78 | |||
| Total | 2,663,855 | 12,571 | -271 | ||||
| a in comparison to SKDL's result in 1988 election. | |||||||
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