2008 Finnish municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in Finland on 26 October 2008, with advance voting between 15 and 21 October 2008. 10,412 municipal council seats were open for election in 332 municipalities. The number of councillors decreased by over 1,554 compared to the previous election due to the merging of several municipalities.[1]

National results
Largest party by constituency:[2]
  National Coalition Party
  Centre Party
  Social Democratic Party
Party Votes[3] Council seats
Number % Number Net ±
National Coalition 597,727 23.45% 2,020 -58
SDP 541,187 21.23% 2,066 -519
Centre 512,220 20.09% 3,518 -907
VIHR 227,999 8.94% 370 +56
Left Alliance 223,673 8.77% 833 -154
Finns 137,497 5.39% 443 +337
RKP 119,896 4.7% 511 -125
KD 106,639 4.18% 351 -40
Communist Party 13,986 0.55% 9 -7
Seniors' Party 2,618 0.10% 2 +1
Independence Party 1,482 0.06% 2 ±0
Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism 1,063 0.04% 0 -1
For the Poor 1,063 0.04% 1 +1
Workers Party 711 0.03% 0 -1
Others 61,478 2.41% 286 -134
Total 2,549,235 10,412 -1,554

References
  1. "Kuntaliitokset vähentävät 1564 valtuustopaikkaa | Etelä-Saimaa". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. "Yle Tulos palvelu Koko maa". Yle Vaalikone.
  3. Tilastokeskus. "Kunnallisvaalit 1976–2012, puolueiden kannatus". Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
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