List of members of the European Parliament for Finland, 2014–2019

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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 13 members of the European Parliament for Finland in the 2014 to 2019 session.

Contents

List

NameNational partyEP GroupVotes
Jussi Halla-aho   Finns Party   ECR 80,772
Heidi Hautala   Green League   G–EFA 31,725
Liisa Jaakonsaari   Social Democratic Party   S&D 44,061
Anneli Jäätteenmäki   Centre Party   ALDE 59,538
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri   Social Democratic Party   S&D 40,734
Merja Kyllönen   Left Alliance   GUE/NGL 58,611
Sirpa Pietikäinen   National Coalition Party   EPP 49,842
Olli Rehn   Centre Party   ALDE 70,398
Alexander Stubb   National Coalition Party   EPP 148,190
Sampo Terho   Finns Party   ECR 33,833
Nils Torvalds   Swedish People's Party   ALDE 29,355
Henna Virkkunen   National Coalition Party   EPP 43,829
Paavo Väyrynen   Centre Party   ALDE 69,360

Party representation

National partyEP GroupSeats±
  National Coalition Party   EPP
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  Centre Party   ALDE
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  Social Democratic Party   S&D
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  Finns Party   ECR
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  Green League   G–EFA
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  Swedish People's Party   ALDE
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  Left Alliance   GUE/NGL
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  Christian Democrats   EPP
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Midterm replacements

Notes

  1. "Petri Sarvamaa nousee europarlamenttiin varasijalta". Yle. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. "Hannu Takkula siirtyi Olli Rehnin tilalle Brysseliin". Kaleva. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. "Perussuomalaisten Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner siirtyy europarlamenttiin – tilalle Leena Meri Hyvinkäältä". Helsingin Sanomat. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. "Elsi Katainen nousee Euroopan parlamenttiin". Suomenmaa. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. "Mirja Vehkaperä lähtee Väyrysen paikalle Euroopan parlamenttiin". Iltalehti. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

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