Savo-Karelia (; ) is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established in 2013 by the merger of North Karelia and North Savo districts. It is conterminous with the regions of North Karelia and North Savo. The district currently elects 15 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 343,887 registered electors.

History
Savo-Karelia was established in 2013 by the merger of North Karelia and North Savo districts. The municipalities of Heinävesi and Joroinen were transferred from Southeast Finland to Savo-Karelia in 2021.

Electoral system
Savo-Karelia currently elects 15 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Parties may form electoral alliances with each other to pool their votes and increase their chances of winning seats. However, the number of candidates nominated by an electoral alliance may not exceed the maximum number of candidates that a single party may nominate. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.

Election results

Detailed

2023
Results of the 2023 parliamentary election held on 2 April 2023:

The following candidates were elected:
Sanna Antikainen (PS), 7,720 votes; Markku Eestilä (Kok), 3,463 votes; Seppo Eskelinen (SDP), 6,975 votes; Sari Essayah (KD), 15,862 votes; Hannu Hoskonen (Kesk), 7,011 votes; Hanna Huttunen (Kesk), 5,849 votes; Marko Kilpi (Kok), 9,428 votes; Laura Meriluoto (Vas), 3,358 votes; Krista Mikkonen (Vihr), 3,972 votes; Karoliina Partanen (Kok), 7,172 votes; Minna Reijonen (PS), 6,687 votes; Markku Siponen (Kesk), 5,539 votes; Timo Suhonen (SDP), 6,510 votes; Tuula Väätäinen (SDP), 4,412 votes; and Timo Vornanen (PS), 6,474 votes.

2019
Results of the 2019 parliamentary election held on 14 April 2019:

The following candidates were elected:
Sanna Antikainen (PS), 5,805 votes; Markku Eestilä (Kok), 3,035 votes; Seppo Eskelinen (SDP), 6,245 votes; Sari Essayah (KD), 12,397 votes; Hannakaisa Heikkinen (Kesk), 8,986 votes; Hannu Hoskonen (Kesk), 4,832 votes; Hanna Huttunen (Kesk), 4,162 votes; Marko Kilpi (Kok), 9,208 votes; Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen (SDP), 8,248 votes; Krista Mikkonen (Vihr), 6,204 votes; Minna Reijonen (PS), 4,874 votes; Matti Semi (Vas), 3,468 votes; Tuula Väätäinen (SDP), 3,984 votes; Anu Vehviläinen (Kesk), 5,504 votes; and Jussi Wihonen (PS), 5,748 votes.

2015
Results of the 2015 parliamentary election held on 19 April 2015:

The following candidates were elected:
Markku Eestilä (Kok), 4,578 votes; Sari Essayah (KD), 11,186 votes; Hannakaisa Heikkinen (Kesk), 10,712 votes; Hannu Hoskonen (Kesk), 6,633 votes; Seppo Kääriäinen (Kesk), 7,006 votes; Elsi Katainen (Kesk), 7,084 votes; Kimmo Kivelä (PS), 5,145 votes; Kari Kulmala (PS), 5,188 votes; Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen (SDP), 4,899 votes; Krista Mikkonen (Vihr), 4,624 votes; Riitta Myller (SDP), 4,825 votes; Pentti Oinonen (PS), 6,283 votes; Sari Raassina (Kok), 3,978 votes; Markku Rossi (Kesk), 4,482 votes; Matti Semi (Vas), 2,140 votes; and Anu Vehviläinen (Kesk), 8,924 votes.

References

2015 establishments in Finland
Constituencies established in 2015
parliamentary electoral district
parliamentary electoral district
Parliament of Finland electoral districts