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Appendix table 1 Number of candidates by constituency and party in the Municipal elections 2021

Party Helsinki Uusi- maa Varsinais- Suomi Sata- kunta Häme Pirkan- maa Southeast Finland Savo- Karelia Vaasa Central Finland Oulu Lapland Total
SDP 127 925 523 403 471 653 540 599 504 324 345 206 5,620
PS 127 811 570 324 490 538 502 676 629 375 669 242 5,953
KOK 127 1,011 763 328 585 664 567 455 599 263 420 228 6,010
KESK 87 490 598 352 417 382 651 887 893 476 1,182 456 6,871
VIHR 127 728 365 97 207 332 215 152 139 159 207 75 2,803
VAS 127 403 322 208 204 299 156 297 131 172 421 270 3,010
RKP 127 558 153 3 8 2 8 1 513 2 7 3 1,385
KD 110 264 87 75 174 191 172 266 349 124 101 32 1,945
LIIKE 62 107 60 4 31 25 69 64 6 9 32 - 469
LIBE - 1 4 - 1 13 - - 3 - 7 - 29
Pirate pty. 13 10 5 3 2 9 1 2 5 - 1 2 53
EOP 4 5 - - 1 11 - 1 - 2 1 - 25
KP - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - 2
Femin.p. 29 16 - - - 3 1 1 - 3 1 1 55
SIN 17 8 - 4 - 1 19 15 - 4 6 - 74
SKE - 2 - - 1 2 - - - 3 - - 8
AP - 7 1 - - 3 - 1 - 1 2 1 16
SKP - 14 11 3 1 19 4 4 - 11 3 7 77
KRIP 20 27 6 - 8 12 2 5 5 5 6 - 96
Others 59 167 100 12 235 69 91 50 74 58 40 171 1,126
Total 1,163 5,554 3,569 1,816 2,836 3,228 2,999 3,476 3,850 1,991 3,451 1,694 35,627

Source: Municipal Elections 2021, nomination of candidates and background analysis of candidates, Statistics Finland

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Updated 04.06.2021

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Municipal elections [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-1114. background analysis of advance voters 2021, Appendix table 1 Number of candidates by constituency and party in the Municipal elections 2021 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/kvaa/2021/01/kvaa_2021_01_2021-06-04_tau_001_en.html