2008 Finnish municipal elections
National results

2008 Finnish municipal elections

Section Title: National results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Votes	Council seats

Number	%	Number	Net ±

National Coalition	597,727	23.45%	2,020	58

Social Democratic	541,187	21.23%	2,066	519

Centre	512,220	20.09%	3,518	907

Green League	227,999	8.94%	370	+56

Left Alliance	223,673	8.77%	833	154

Finns	137,497	5.39%	443	+337

Swedish People's	119,896	4.7%	511	125

Christian Democrat	106,639	4.18%	351	40

Communist Party	13,986	0.55%	9	7

Seniors' Party	2,618	0.10%	2	+1

Independence Party	1,482	0.06%	2	±0

Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism	1,063	0.04%	0	1

For the Poor	1,063	0.04%	1	+1

Workers Party	711	0.03%	0	1

Others	61,478	2.41%	286	134

Total	2,549,235	10,412	1,554

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10,412 municipal council seats were open for 2008 Finnish municipal elections.

final_sentence: 10,412 municipal council seats were open for 2008 Finnish municipal elections.