Claim: The 1939 Finnish parliamentary election, dominated by Finland's oldest active political party, featured no less than eight parties vying for 200 seats.
Evidence: Founded in 1899, the SDP is Finland's oldest active political party. Social Democratic Party of Finland 39.77 85 Agrarian League 22.86 56 National Coalition Party 13.58 25 Swedish People's Party 9.61 18 Patriotic People's Movement 6.65 8 National Progressive Party 4.81 6 Party of Smallholders and Rural People 2.14 2 Swedish Left 0.46 0 Others 0.12 0 Total 200