Elected candidates with the most votes in Parliamentary elections 1979 (over 10,000 votes)
| candidate |
number of votes |
party |
constituency |
| Salolainen Pertti |
26 562 |
National Coalition Party |
Helsinki |
| Sorsa Kalevi |
18 336 |
Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Helsinki |
| Hetemäki-Olander Elsi |
15 275 |
National Coalition Party |
Uusimaa |
| Työläjärvi Pirkko |
14 720 |
Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Turku North |
| Kortesalmi Jouko Juhani |
14 386 |
Finnish Rural Party |
Oulu |
| Alppi Ulla-Leena |
13 936 |
Democratic League of the People of Finland |
Häme North |
| Vennamo Veikko Emil |
12 715 |
Finnish Rural Party |
Kuopio |
| Suonio Kaarina |
12 488 |
Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Helsinki |
| Ahde Matti Allan |
11 993 |
Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Oulu |
| Savolainen Lea |
11 752 |
Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Häme South |
| Liikanen Erkki |
11 591 |
Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Mikkeli |
| Pursiainen Terho |
11 553 |
Democratic League of the People of Finland |
Kymi |
| Mattsson Marjatta |
11 082 |
Democratic League of the People of Finland |
Häme North |
| Salminen Marja-Liisa |
10 908 |
Democratic League of the People of Finland |
Uusimaa |
| Eenilä Paula |
10 904 |
Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Turku South |
| Poutiainen Eino |
10 464 |
Finnish Rural Party |
North Karelia |
| Tennilä Esko-Juhani |
10 338 |
Democratic League of the People of Finland |
Lapland |
| Taxell Christoffer |
10 303 |
Swedish People's Party in Finland |
Turku South |
| Leppänen Urpo |
10 219 |
Finnish Rural Party |
Kymi |
| Kemppainen Arvo Kari |
10 122 |
Democratic League of the People of Finland |
Oulu |