Electoral districts of Finland

The Finnish Eduskunta, or Parliament, is made up of 200 members, elected from 15 separate geographic areas, or electoral districts. All of the constituencies, with the exception of Åland, elect multiple members, ranging between six and 35 depending on the constituency's population. The constituency division is based on the old (1634–1997) provinces of Finland, and has remained more or less the same since the first elections for the Eduskunta in 1907.

A special case is the constituency of Åland, which only elects one member of parliament. Even though the region of Åland is much smaller than any of the other constituencies, Finnish law gives a special status for the region and it gets a seat even if its population would not entitle it to one.

Map of electoral districts

The numbers of seats are based on the 2011 parliamentary election.

Electoral districts of Finland
Map	Electoral district	Code	Number of MPs
	Helsinki	01	21
	Uusimaa	02	35
	Finland Proper	03	17
	Satakunta	04	9
	Åland	05	1
	Tavastia	06	14
	Pirkanmaa	07	18
	Kymi	08	12
	Southern Savonia	09	6
	Northern Savonia	10	9
	North Karelia	11	6
	Vaasa	12	17
	Central Finland	13	10
	Oulu	14	18
	Lapland	15	7
Source

External links

Vaalipiirit at the Finnish Ministry of Justice.

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