# 2024 European Parliament election in Finland

An election of the delegation from Finland to the European Parliament took place on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Finland, and the first to take place after Brexit. Finnish voters elected fifteen members to the European Parliament.

## Opinion polls

| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | KOK EPP | VIHR G/EFA | SDP S&D | PS ECR | KESK Renew | VAS Left | SFP Renew | KD EPP | LIIK NI | Others | Lead |
| Taloustutkimus | 29 May–4 June 2024 | 2,111 | 20.6 4 | 9.3 1 | 19.4 3 | 16.4 3 | 11.9 2 | 10.8 2 | 4.2 0 | 4 0 | 1.1 0 | 2.2 0 | 1.2 |
| Taloustutkimus | 23–29 Apr 2024 | 2,118 | 21.7 4 | 10.5 2 | 19.7 3 | 14.1 2 | 13.6 2 | 10.5 2 | 4.0 0 | 2.9 0 | 1.0 0 | 2.1 0 | 2.0 |
| Verian | 18–25 Mar 2024 | 1,372 | 22 4 | 11 2 | 17 3 | 14 2 | 12 2 | 9 1 | 5 0 | 6 1 | 6 1 | 4 0 | 5 |
| Ipsos | 23 Feb–5 Mar 2024 | 1,000 | 22.5 4 | 9.0 1 | 20.0 4 | 19.0 3 | 10.5 2 | 8.5 1 | 3.5 0 | 3.5 0 | 3.5 0 | 3.5 0 | 2.5 |
| 2023 parliamentary election | 2023 parliamentary election | 2023 parliamentary election | 20.8 | 7.0 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| 2019 EP election | 2019 EP election | 2019 EP election | 20.8 3 | 16.0 3 | 14.6 2 | 13.8 2 | 13.5 2 | 6.9 1 | 6.3 1 | 4.9 0 | 3.1 0 | 3.1 0 | 4.8 |

## Results

| | National Coalition Party | 453,636 | 24.80 | 4 | +1 |
| | Left Alliance | 316,859 | 17.32 | 3 | +2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Finland | 272,034 | 14.87 | 2 | 0 |
| | Centre Party | 215,165 | 11.76 | 2 | 0 |
| | Green League | 206,332 | 11.28 | 2 | –1 |
| | Finns Party | 139,160 | 7.61 | 1 | –1 |
| | Swedish People's Party of Finland | 112,245 | 6.14 | 1 | 0 |
| | Christian Democrats | 75,426 | 4.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Alliance | 16,717 | 0.91 | 0 | New |
| | Movement Now | 9,641 | 0.53 | 0 | New |
| | Liberal Party – Freedom to Choose | 7,139 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Finland | 2,815 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| | The Open Party | 1,273 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| | Truth Party | 807 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 1,829,249 | 100.00 | 15 | +1 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,829,249 | 99.65 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 6,513 | 0.35 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,835,762 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,546,589 | 40.38 | | |
| Source: Ministry of Justice - Information and Result Service ||||||

## Electoral system
### Apportionment

Compared to last election, Finland is entitled to two more MEPs: one already assigned in 2020 in the occasion of the redistribution post Brexit, and one assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures.

### Electoral law

The 15 members are elected through open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with seats allocated through D'Hondt method and no electoral threshold.
Both Finnish citizens and other non-Finnish EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Finland. No registration is needed for Finnish citizens, while other EU citizens residing in Finland are required to register with the Digital and Population Data Services Agency by 21 March 2024 at the latest. Finnish citizens residing abroad can also vote without any prior registration and can choose to vote by post or in the Finnish embassy of their country of residence. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest.

## Voting advice applications

In Finland, Yle's European election compass allows users to find the candidates who best matches their convictions through 24 different statements across a range of issues: Values, Security, Trade, People and the EU, Economics and subsidies, The future, and Environment. It is available in Finnish, Swedish, English, Sámi, Russian, and Arabic. Each election candidate had been able to state how closely they agree or disagree with each statement and offer a rationale for their decision. Candidates also had the chance to upload a video message, offer three election promises, give brief biographical information and place themselves on a chart with left-right and liberal-conservative axes.

## Outgoing delegation

The table shows the detailed composition of the Finnish seats at the European Parliament at the end of the legislature.
| EP Group | EP Group | Seats | Party | Party | Seats | MEPs |
| | European People's Party | 3 / 14 | | National Coalition Party | 3 | Sirpa PietikäinenPetri SarvamaaHenna Virkkunen |
| | Renew Europe | 3 / 14 | | Centre Party | 2 | Elsi KatainenMauri Pekkarinen |
| | Renew Europe | 3 / 14 | | Swedish People's Party | 1 | Nils Torvalds |
| | Greens–European Free Alliance | 3 / 14 | | Green League | 3 | Alviina AlametsäHeidi HautalaVille Niinistö |
| | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | 2 / 14 | | Social Democratic Party | 2 | Eero HeinäluomaMiapetra Kumpula-Natri |
| | European Conservatives and Reformists | 2 / 14 | | Finns Party | 2 | Teuvo HakkarainenPirkko Ruohonen-Lerner |
| | The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL | 1 / 14 | | Left Alliance | 1 | Silvia Modig |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 14 | |
| Source: European Parliament |||||||

### MEPs not standing for re-election

| Name | Party | Date announced |
| Heidi Hautala | Green League | 9 January 2024 |
| Silvia Modig | Left Alliance | 6 February 2024 |
| Alviina Alametsä | Green League | 16 February 2024 |
| Petri Sarvamaa | National Coalition Party | |
| Miapetra Kumpula-Natri | Social Democratic Party | |
| Mauri Pekkarinen | Centre Party | |
| Nils Torvalds | Swedish People's Party | |