Helsinki is the capital,largest and most populous city in Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland,it is the seat of the Uusimaa region in southern Finland and has a population of 672,036. The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296,making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland and the country's most important centre for politics,education,finance,culture and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn,Estonia,400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm,Sweden,and 300 km (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg,Russia. It has close historical links with these three cities.
Tampere is a city in the Pirkanmaa region,located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 252,872;the urban area has a population of 341,696;and the metropolitan area,also known as the Tampere sub-region,has a population of 414,274 in an area of 4,970 km2 (1,920 sq mi). Tampere is the second largest urban area and the third most populous single municipality in Finland,after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo,and the most populous Finnish city outside the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. Today,Tampere is one of the most important urban,economic and cultural centres in the entire inland region.
The Left Alliance is a socialist political party in Finland.
Varsinais-Suomi is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Turku and Pori Province South in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Varsinais-Suomi in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Southwest Finland. The district currently elects 17 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 398,903 registered electors.
Helsinki is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Helsinki City in 1954 from parts of Uusimaa Province. It was renamed Helsinki in 1997. It is conterminous with the municipality of Helsinki. The district currently elects 23 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 546,375 registered electors.
Central Finland is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Vaasa Province East in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Central Finland Province in 1960 and Central Finland in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Central Finland. The district currently elects 10 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 226,335 registered electors.
Oulu is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Oulu Province South in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Oulu Province in 1939 and Oulu in 1997. It is conterminous with the regions of Kainuu and North Ostrobothnia. The district currently elects 18 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 393,643 registered electors.
Pirkanmaa is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Häme Province North in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Pirkanmaa in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Pirkanmaa. The district currently elects 20 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 437,155 registered electors.
Satakunta is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Turku and Pori Province North in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Satakunta in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Satakunta. The district currently elects eight of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 176,653 registered electors.
Häme is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Häme Province South in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Häme in 1997. It is conterminous with the regions of Kanta-Häme and Päijät-Häme. The district currently elects 14 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 310,047 registered electors.
Uusimaa is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Uusimaa Province in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Uusimaa in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Uusimaa but excludes the municipality of Helsinki which has its own electoral district. The district currently elects 37 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 801,205 registered electors.
Vaasa is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established in 1960 by the merger of Vaasa Province North and Vaasa Province South districts. It is conterminous with the regions of Central Ostrobothnia,Ostrobothnia and South Ostrobothnia. The district currently elects 16 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 365,027 registered electors.
Åland is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established in 1947 from parts of Turku Province South. It is conterminous with the autonomous region of Åland. The district currently elects one of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 28,236 registered electors.
The Pirate Party is a Pirate Party in Finland that was registered as a political party from 2009 to 2023. The group currently has around 173 paying members. The chairman of the party is Pekka Mustonen. The party is a member of Pirate Parties International and European Pirate Party.
Southeast Finland is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established in 2013 by the merger of Kymi and South Savo districts. It is conterminous with the regions of Kymenlaakso,South Karelia and South Savo. The district currently elects 15 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 353,468 registered electors.
Savo-Karelia is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established in 2013 by the merger of North Karelia and North Savo districts. It is conterminous with the regions of North Karelia and North Savo. The district currently elects 15 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 343,887 registered electors.
Anna Liisa Kontula is a Finnish sociologist and an MP since 2011. Until 2017,she was also a member of the city council of Tampere. In 2019,Kontula declared herself the only communist in the current Finnish parliament and predicted that the economic system would collapse.
Sanna Mirella Marin is a Finnish politician who served as prime minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 and as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) from 2020 to 2023. She was a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2023. She is still actively involved in the Finnish local politics as a member of the Tampere city council. She resigned from her position in the Finnish parliament to start as a strategic adviser on political leaders' reform programmes in the Tony Blair Institute in September 2023.
The Feminist Party is a Finnish feminist political party. It was founded in June 2016,and registered as a political party in January 2017. It calls gender equality,human rights,and human security the primary pillars of its politics.
Maria Karoliina Ohisalo is a Finnish politician and researcher who served as Minister of the Interior between 2019 and 2021. The former leader of the Green League,she has been a Member of Parliament since 2019.
