2008 Finnish municipal elections

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Municipal elections were held in Finland on 26 October 2008, with advance voting between 15 and 21 October 2008. 10,412 municipal council seats were open for election in 332 municipalities. The number of councillors decreased by over 1,554 compared to the previous election due to the merging of several municipalities. [1]

National results

Largest party by constituency:
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National Coalition Party
Centre Party
Social Democratic Party Finnish municipal elections, 2008 result by constituency.png
Largest party by constituency:
  National Coalition Party
  Centre Party
  Social Democratic Party
PartyVotes [3] Council seats
Number%NumberNet ±
National Coalition 597,72723.45%2,020-58
Social Democratic 541,18721.23%2,066-519
Centre 512,22020.09%3,518-907
Green League 227,9998.94%370+56
Left Alliance 223,6738.77%833-154
Finns 137,4975.39%443+337
Swedish People's 119,8964.7%511-125
Christian Democrat 106,6394.18%351-40
Communist Party 13,9860.55%9-7
Seniors' Party 2,6180.10%2+1
Independence Party 1,4820.06%2±0
Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism 1,0630.04%0-1
For the Poor 1,0630.04%1+1
Workers Party 7110.03%0-1
Others61,4782.41%286-134
Total2,549,23510,412-1,554

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