List of members of the European Parliament for Finland, 2004–2009

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Members of the
European Parliament

for Finland
Delegation (1995)
4th term (1996)
5th term (1999)
6th term (2004)
7th term (2009)
8th term (2014)
9th term (2019)

This is a list of the 14 members of the European Parliament for Finland in the 2004 to 2009 session.

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List

NameNational partyEP GroupVotes
Satu Hassi   Green League   G–EFA 74,714
Ville Itälä   National Coalition Party   EPP–ED 65,439
Anneli Jäätteenmäki   Centre Party   ALDE 149,646
Piia-Noora Kauppi [1]   National Coalition Party   EPP–ED 62,995
Eija-Riitta Korhola   National Coalition Party   EPP–ED 35,285
Henrik Lax   Swedish People's Party   ALDE 32,707
Lasse Lehtinen   Social Democratic Party   PES 47,186
Riitta Myller   Social Democratic Party   PES 55,133
Reino Paasilinna   Social Democratic Party   PES 64,305
Esko Seppänen   Left Alliance   EUL–NGL 72,401
Alexander Stubb [2]   National Coalition Party   EPP–ED 115,224
Hannu Takkula   Centre Party   ALDE 32,739
Paavo Väyrynen [3]   Centre Party   ALDE 44,123
Kyösti Virrankoski   Centre Party   ALDE 51,415

Party representation

National partyEP GroupSeats±
  National Coalition Party   EPP–ED
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  Centre Party   ALDE
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  Social Democratic Party   PES
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  Green League   G–EFA
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  Left Alliance   EUL–NGL
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  Swedish People's Party   ALDE
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Notes

  1. Resigned in 2008, became the managing director of a lobbying group. Replaced by Eva-Riitta Siitonen on 1 January 2009.
  2. Resigned in 2008, became the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Vanhanen II. Replaced by Sirpa Pietikäinen on 4 April 2008.
  3. Resigned in 2007, became the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development in Vanhanen II. Replaced by Samuli Pohjamo on 23 April 2007.

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