Countries / Europe
FIN
Elections in Finland
parliamentary republic
Next election
Finnish parliamentary election - 18 April 2027
PO
Petteri Orpo live
Head of government - National Coalition Party
In office since
20 June 2023
Party
National Coalition Party
Head of state
Alexander Stubb
Region
Europe
Next election
Finnish parliamentary election
18 April 2027
Government
parliamentary republic
Capital
Helsinki
Population
5 652 881
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of Finland
Established
1917
Currency
euro
Official language
Finnish
Capital
Helsinki
Region
Europe
Area
338,478 km2
Election history
11 February 2024presidential
Finnish presidential election
2 April 2023parliamentary
Finnish parliamentary election
turnout 72.7%
14 April 2019parliamentary
Finnish parliamentary election
turnout 68.7%
28 January 2018presidential
Finnish presidential election
won: Sauli Niinistö · turnout 66.7%
19 April 2015parliamentary
Finnish parliamentary election
turnout 66.9%
17 April 2011parliamentary
Finnish parliamentary election
turnout 67.4%
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2023 - Sanna Marin Petteri Orpo
peaceful - no coup recorded
2019 - Antti Rinne Sanna Marin
peaceful - no coup recorded
2019 - Juha Sipilä Antti Rinne
peaceful - no coup recorded
2015 - Alexander Stubb Juha Sipilä
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.