2022 Finnish county elections

The first county elections were held in Finland on 23 January 2022. Voters elected the council members of the 21 new wellbeing services counties.[1] Residents of Helsinki were excluded from voting, as the city continues to be responsible for organizing health, social and rescue services in Helsinki. Åland was also excluded, as it is not affected by the health and social services reform.[2]

Electoral system

A total of 1379 members of the 21 councils (each council consisting of 59 to 79 members) were elected using proportional representation, with seats allocated according to the d'Hondt method.[3]

Opinion polls

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each poll is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The table uses the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if that date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead. List includes only polls that were made for the municipal election.

Date Polling Firm KOK SDP PS KESK VIHR VAS SFP KD Others Lead
27 December 2021 - 16 January 2022 Taloustutkimus 22.4 18.0 14.3 17.7 7.4 8.1 5.0 3.4 3.7 4.4
November 15 - 22 December 2021 Taloustutkimus 21.8 18.9 17.6 15.3 7.6 8.1 3.9 3.0 3.8 3.0

Results
Election results by council seats per party. Total number of seats per council numbered. Largest party in each council shown in the map insert.
Seats Party Votes %
289National Coalition Party401,32021,6
275Social Democratic Party359,01419,3
297Centre Party356,46219,2
156Finns Party206,47711,1
100Left Alliance148,5948.0
90Green League136,9617,4
77Swedish People's Party91,4044,9
57Christian Democrats78,8254,2
20Movement Now33,7331,8
10Power Belongs to the People24,1381,3
8Independent12,6610,7
0Crystal Party2,4580,1
0Communist Party1,8420,1
0Pirate Party1,6510,1
0Liberal Party – Freedom to Choose9300,1
0Animal Justice Party4920,0
0Open Party1840,0
0Blue Reform1420,0
0Finnish People First800,0
0Citizens' Party230,0
Invalid/blank votes7,879–
Total1,865,854100
Registered voters/turnout3,927,72847,5
Source: Ministry of Justice

References
  1. "County Elections - Elections". Vaalit. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  2. "Frequently asked questions about the 2022 county elections - Elections". Vaalit. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  3. "How county elections are conducted - Elections". Vaalit. Retrieved 2022-01-17.


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