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Number of votes cast in municipal elections 1921-2000

Number of votes cast in municipal elections 1921-2000

  Number of votes cast
Year Total Voting turnout, % 1) Men Voting turnout, % 1) Women Voting turnout, % 1)
1921 2) 594 646 36,1 313 063 40,4 281 583 32,2
1922 2) 537 938 32,3 285 418 36,6 252 520 28,6
1923 2) 501 603 29,7 264 345 33,4 237 258 26,5
1924 2) 473 524 27,8 252 451 31,6 221 073 24,4
1925 2) 641 384 38,3 332 563 42,5 308 821 34,6
1928 2) 754 502 42,5 387 984 46,9 366 518 38,7
1930 2) 767 455 42,2 398 087 47,2 369 368 37,9
1933 2) 838 855 45,5 421 730 50,0 417 125 41,8
1936 2) 946 392 48,0 473 317 52,3 473 075 44,4
1945 2) 1 209 846 54,9 591 687 57,9 618 159 50,9
1947 2) 1 551 053 66,3 744 749 69,9 806 304 63,2
1950 1 521 264 63,0 746 995 67,6 774 269 58,9
1953 1 771 787 71,3 858 553 75,3 913 234 68,0
1956 1 680 606 66,2 819 506 70,0 861 100 62,9
1960 1 975 495 74,8 947 920 77,4 1 027 575 72,7
1964 2 155 532 79,3 1 022 318 80,9 1 133 214 77,9
1968 2 275 322 76,7 1 090 694 78,4 1 184 628 75,3
1972 2 510 499 75,6 1 190 063 75,8 1 320 436 75,4
1976 2 692 841 78,5 1 274 855 78,6 1 417 986 78,5
1980 2 756 549 78,1 1 307 840 78,2 1 448 709 78,0
1984 2 713 712 74,0 1 283 199 73,7 1 430 513 74,3
1988 2 652 603 70,5 1 235 712 69,0 1 416 891 71,9
1992 2 695 248 70,9 1 262 862 69,6 1 432 386 72,1
1996 2 417 057 61,3 1 131 934 59,8 1 285 123 62,8
2000 2 242 811 55,9 1 042 900 53,9 1 199 911 57,7
1) Of those entitled to vote.
2) Incl. constituencies where the elections were held

Until 1988 the results of the municipal elections of Åland Islands are also included. Updated 30.7.2010.


Last updated 30.7.2010

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Municipal elections [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-1114. 2000, Number of votes cast in municipal elections 1921-2000 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/kvaa/2000/kvaa_2000_2010-07-30_tau_012_en.html