# 2014 European Parliament election in Finland

An election for the election of the delegation from Finland to the European Parliament took place on 25 May 2014 with advance voting from 14 to 20 May. Finnish voters elected thirteen members to the European Parliament.

## Opinion polls

| Date | Polling Firm | NCP | CEN | SDP | GREEN | FP | SPP | LEFT | CD | Others |
| 22 May 2014 | Taloustutkimus | 22.7% | 17.6% | 13.8% | 10.0% | 17.1% | 4.3% | 8.4% | 4.4% | 1.7% |
| 17 May 2014 | Tietoykkönen | 23.7% | 18.9% | 15.2% | 8.1% | 16.0% | 4.1% | 7.7% | 4.4% | 1.9% |
| 20 March 2014 | Taloustutkimus | 23.8% | 18.1% | 16.3% | 9.7% | 17.8% | 3.6% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 1.6% |
| 17 January 2014 | Tietoykkönen | 21.1% | 20.8% | 17.5% | 8.9% | 15.9% | 4.1% | 7.2% | 3.3% | 1.2% |
| 19 November 2013 | Taloustutkimus | 22.7% | 21.7% | 15.4% | 8.1% | 17.0% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 0.9% |
| 7 June 2009 | 2009 elections | 23.21% | 19.03% | 17.54% | 12.40% | 9.79% | 6.09% | 5.93% | 4.17% | 1.84% |

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | National Coalition Party | 390,376 | 22.59 | 3 | 0 |
| | Centre Party | 339,895 | 19.67 | 3 | 0 |
| | Finns Party | 222,457 | 12.87 | 2 | +1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 212,781 | 12.31 | 2 | 0 |
| | Green League | 161,263 | 9.33 | 1 | –1 |
| | Left Alliance | 161,074 | 9.32 | 1 | +1 |
| | Swedish People's Party | 116,747 | 6.76 | 1 | 0 |
| | Christian Democrats | 90,586 | 5.24 | 0 | –1 |
| | Pirate Party | 12,378 | 0.72 | 0 | New |
| | Communist Party | 5,932 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independence Party | 5,668 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | Change 2011 | 4,768 | 0.28 | 0 | New |
| | For the Poor | 2,667 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| | Blue and White Front | 1,176 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 526 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,728,294 | 100.00 | 13 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,728,294 | 99.44 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 9,743 | 0.56 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,738,037 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,440,297 | 39.14 | | |
| Source: Ministry of Justice ||||||

### MEPs elected
#### National Coalition Party

   * Alexander Stubb* – 148,190 votes
   * Sirpa Pietikäinen – 49,842 votes
   * Henna Virkkunen – 43,829 votes

#### Centre Party

   * Olli Rehn – 70,398 votes
   * Paavo Väyrynen – 69,360 votes
   * Anneli Jäätteenmäki – 59,538 votes

#### Finns Party

   * Jussi Halla-aho – 80,772 votes
   * Sampo Terho – 33,833 votes

#### Social Democratic Party

   * Liisa Jaakonsaari – 44,061 votes
   * Miapetra Kumpula-Natri – 40,734 votes

#### Green League

   * Heidi Hautala – 31,725 votes

#### Left Alliance

   * Merja Kyllönen – 58,611 votes

#### Swedish People's Party

   * Nils Torvalds – 29,355 votes
* Note: Alexander Stubb was chosen to be National Coalition Party chairman in June, and was subsequently appointed Prime Minister. Stubb did not take his seat in the European Parliament. The seat went to Petri Sarvamaa, who had the fourth most votes (37,862) on the NCP list.

### Most voted-for candidates

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Change | Municipality |
| Alexander Stubb | National Coalition Party | 148190 148,190 | 0 | Espoo |
| Jussi Halla-aho | True Finns | &8077280,772 | 0 | Helsinki |
| Olli Rehn | Centre Party | &7039870,398 | 0 | Helsinki |
| Paavo Väyrynen | Centre Party | &6936069,360 | 0 | Keminmaa |
| Sari Essayah | Christian Democrats | &6126461,264 | 7461+7,461 | Lapinlahti |
| Anneli Jäätteenmäki | Centre Party | &5953859,538 | -20618−20,618 | Helsinki |
| Merja Kyllönen | Left Alliance | &5861158,611 | 0 | Suomussalmi |
| Sirpa Pietikäinen | National Coalition Party | &4984249,842 | -1651−1,651 | Hämeenlinna |
| Li Andersson | Left Alliance | &4759947,599 | 0 | Turku |
| Liisa Jaakonsaari | Social Democratic Party | &4406144,061 | -1264−1,264 | Oulu |
| Henna Virkkunen | National Coalition Party | &4382943,829 | 0 | Jyväskylä |
| Miapetra Kumpula-Natri | Social Democratic Party | &4073440,734 | 0 | Vaasa |
| Hannu Takkula | Centre Party | &3980939,809 | 365+365 | Oulu |
| Petri Sarvamaa | National Coalition Party | &3786237,862 | 10471+10,471 | Helsinki |
| Sampo Terho | True Finns | &3383333,833 | 24459+24,459 | Helsinki |
| Heidi Hautala | Green League | &3172531,725 | -27201−27,201 | Helsinki |
| Nils Torvalds | Swedish People's Party | &2935529,355 | 15311+15,311 | Helsinki |
| Eija-Riitta Korhola | National Coalition Party | &2745327,453 | -24055−24,055 | Helsinki |
| Oras Tynkkynen | Green League | &2480524,805 | 0 | Tampere |
| Timo Harakka | Social Democratic Party | &2283922,839 | 0 | Helsinki |
| Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner | True Finns | &2094220,942 | 0 | Porvoo |