The first county elections were held in Finland on 23 January 2022. Voters elected the council members of the 21 new wellbeing services counties. Residents of Helsinki were excluded from voting, as the city continues to be responsible for organizing health, social and rescue services in Helsinki. Åland was also excluded, as it is not affected by the health and social services reform.
Electoral system A total of 1379 members of the 21 councils (each council consisting of 59 to 79 members) were elected using proportional representation, with seats allocated according to the d'Hondt method.
Opinion polls Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each poll is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The table uses the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if that date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead. List includes only polls that were made for the municipal election. Date Polling Firm KOK SDP PS KESK VIHR VAS SFP KD Others Lead27 December 2021 - 16 January 2022Taloustutkimus 22.418.014.317.77.48.15.03.43.7 4.4November 15 - 22 December 2021Taloustutkimus 21.818.917.615.37.68.13.93.03.8 3.0
Results
PartySeatsVotes% National Coalition Party 289401,320 21,6 Social Democratic Party 275359,01419,3 Centre Party 297356,462 19,2 Finns Party 156206,477 11,1 Left Alliance 100148,5948.0 Green League 90136,9617,4 Swedish People's Party 7791,4044,9 Christian Democrats 5778,8254,2 Movement Now20 33,7331,8 Power Belongs to the People10 24,1381,3 Independent8 12,6610,7 Crystal Party0 2,4580,1 Communist Party0 1,8420,1 Pirate Party0 1,6510,1 Liberal Party – Freedom to Choose0 9300,1 Animal Justice Party0 4920,0 Open Party0 1840,0 Blue Reform0 1420,0 Finnish People First0 800,0 Citizens' Party0 230,0Invalid/blank votes7,879–Total1,3791,865,854100Registered voters/turnout3,927,72847,5 Source: Ministry of Justice
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