# Lapland (parliamentary electoral district)

Lapland is a Finnish constituency represented in the eduskunta. It covers the administrative region of Lapland, with a population, as of its most recent accessible calculation in 2002, of 187,777. Lapland currently elects seven members to the eduskunta.The constituency is largely rural, and the only cities in the area are small. Thus, the dominant party has traditionally been the rural Centre Party. The second party that holds major influence in the area is the SKDL/Left Alliance. The other two major Finnish parties, the social democratic SDP and conservative NCP have usually received one of the seats in the constituency. The NCP has often allied with the Christian Democrats.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member (Party) | Member (Party) | Member (Party) | Member (Party) | Member (Party) | Member (Party) | Member (Party) | Member (Party) |
| April 2015 | Katri Kulmuni (Centre) | Markus Lohi (Centre) | Mikko Kärnä (Centre) | Eeva-Maria Maijala (Centre) | Johanna Ojala-Niemelä (Social Democrats) | Hanna Mäntylä (True Finns) | | Markus Mustajärvi (Left Alliance) |
| July 2017 co-option | Katri Kulmuni (Centre) | Markus Lohi (Centre) | Mikko Kärnä (Centre) | Eeva-Maria Maijala (Centre) | Johanna Ojala-Niemelä (Social Democrats) | Matti Torvinen (Blue Reform) | | Markus Mustajärvi (Left Alliance) |
| April 2019 | Katri Kulmuni (Centre) | Markus Lohi (Centre) | Mikko Kärnä (Centre) | Heikki Autto (National Coalition) | Johanna Ojala-Niemelä (Social Democrats) | Kaisa Juuso (Finns Party) | | Markus Mustajärvi (Left Alliance) |
| April 2023 | Katri Kulmuni (Centre) | Markus Lohi (Centre) | Sara Seppänen (Finns Party) | Heikki Autto (National Coalition) | Johanna Ojala-Niemelä (Social Democrats) | Kaisa Juuso (Finns Party) | Seat abolished 6 seats | Seat abolished 6 seats |

## Election results

2003 Finnish parliamentary election :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Centre | 3 | -1 | 42.9 | 44.8 | 45,696 | +2.0% |
| Left Alliance | 2 | 0 | 28.9 | 25.6 | 26,067 | -1.5% |
| SDP | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14,732 | +1.1% |
| National Coalition | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 10.2 | 10,406 | +0.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2,152 | +0.3% |
| other groups | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2,877 | n/a |
2019 Finnish parliamentary election :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Centre | 3 | -1 | 42.9 | 29.2 | 29,145 | -13.7% |
| Finns | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 17,160 | +0.7% |
| Left Alliance | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14,128 | +0.4% |
| SDP | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 13,479 | +2.7% |
| National Coalition | 1 | +1 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 11,243 | +1.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 9,706 | +7.1% |
| other groups | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4,946 | n/a |
2023 Finnish parliamentary election :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Finns | 2 | +1 | 33.3 | 26.8 | 26,199 | +9.6% |
| Centre | 2 | -1 | 33.3 | 24.8 | 24,321 | -4.4% |
| SDP | 1 | 0 | 16.7 | 18.1 | 17,685 | +4.6% |
| National Coalition | 1 | 0 | 16.7 | 12.2 | 11,978 | +1.0% |
| Left Alliance | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 9,731 | -4.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3,386 | -6.3% |
| other groups | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4,604 | n/a |