2024 Finnish presidential election

presidential election in Finland

Presidential elections were held in Finland on 28 January 2024, and a second round was held on 11 February 2024.[1] Voters elected the President of the Republic for a six-year term. Current President Sauli Niinistö is term-limited and cannot run for re-election since he has served the maximum two terms.[2]


← 2018 28 January 2024 (first round)
11 February 2024 (second round)
2030 →
Turnout71.55% (first round)
67.58% (second round)
 
Alexander Stubb EPP October 2018 (44474967285) (cropped).jpg
Foreign Secretary Cleverly met with Pekka Haavisto to congratulate Finland's membership of NATO (cropped).jpg
Candidate Alexander Stubb Pekka Haavisto
Party National Coalition Independent
Alliance Green League
Popular vote 1,575,211 1,476,548
Percentage 51.62% 48.38%


President before election

Sauli Niinistö
Independent

Elected President

Alexander Stubb
National Coalition

Had the new president been elected in the first round on 28 January by winning more than half of valid votes cast, their term would have begun on 1 February. However, No candidate received a majority of votes.

Alexander Stubb and Pekka Haavisto ran in a runoff on 11 February with Stubb winning 51.6% to Haavisto's 48.4%. The result in the second round was the closest in the history of presidential elections in Finland.[3] Stubb will be inaugurated as president on 1 March.[4]

Candidates

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Confirmed

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Candidate name
political party
Experience(s) Campaign logo

Mika Aaltola
Independent Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (since 2019)  
 
Li Andersson
Left Alliance Leader of the Left Alliance (since 2016)
Minister of Education (2019–2020, 2021–2023)
MP for Finland Proper (since 2015)
 
 
Sari Essayah
KD Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (since 2023)
Leader of the Christian Democrats (since 2015)
MP for Savo-Karelia (since 2015)
MEP (2009–2014)
2012 presidential candidate
 
Pekka Haavisto
Independent (VIHR) MP for Helsinki (1987–1995, since 2007)
Minister for Foreign Affairs (2019–2023)
Minister of the Environment and Development (1995–1999)
Leader of the Green League (1993–1995)
2012 and 2018 presidential candidate
 
Jussi Halla-aho
Finns Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (since 2023)
Leader of the Finns Party (2017–2021)
MP for Helsinki (2011–2014, since 2019)
MEP (2014–2019)
 
Hjallis Harkimo
Liik Leader of the Movement Now(since 2018)
MP for Uusimaa (since 2015)
 
Olli Rehn
Independent (Centre) Governor of the Bank of Finland (since 2018)
Minister of Economic Affairs (2015–2016)
European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro (2010–2014)
European Commissioner for Enlargement (2004–2010)
MP for Helsinki (1991–1995, 2015–2017)
 
 
Alexander Stubb
National Coalition 43rd Prime Minister of Finland (2014–2015)
Minister of Finance (2015–2016)
Minister for European Affairs and Trade (2011–2014)
Minister for Foreign Affairs (2008–2011)
Leader of the National Coalition Party (2014–2016)
MEP (2004–2008)
MP for Uusimaa (2011–2017)
 
 
Jutta Urpilainen
SDP European Commissioner for International Partnerships (since 2019)
Minister of Finance (2011–2014)
Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (2008–2014)
MP for Vaasa (2003–2019)

Disqualified

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Candidate name
political party
Experience(s)
 
Ano Turtiainen
VKK MP for Southeast Finland (2019–2023)
 
Paavo Väyrynen
Independent
(tl)
MEP for Finland (2014–2018)
Minister for Foreign Trade and International Development from (2007–2011)
Minister of Labour (1976–1977)
Minister of Education (1975–1976)
MP for Lapland (1970–1991, 2007–2011)
MP for Uusimaa (1991–1995)
1988, 1994, 2012, and 2018 presidential candidate
Poll source Fieldwork
dates
Aaltola
Ind.
Stubb
NCP
Haavisto
Greens
Halla-aho
Finns
Rehn
Centre
Urpilainen
SDP
Andersson
Left
Essayah
KD
Harkimo
Liik
Others Don't know/Undecided
Verian 20–21 Dec 2023 4% 24% 22% 13% 9% 5% 7% 2% 1% 9%
Tietoykkönen 5–13 Dec 2023 4% 23% 22% 11% 9% 6% 8% 1% 1% 2% 13%
Kantar Agri 15–20 Dec 2023 3% 23% 23% 12% 10% 6% 6% 2% 1% 14%
Taloustutkimus 27 Nov–7 Dec 2023 4% 31% 23% 10% 12% 7% 5% 2% 2% 2%
Tietoykkönen 14–23 Nov 2023 5% 21% 24% 10% 9% 4% 6% ?% ?% ?% ?%
Kantar Public 20–21 Nov 2023 5% 24% 20% 10% 10% 7% 7% 2% 1% 2% 11%

References

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  1. "Schedule for the 2024 presidential election". Vaalit. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  2. "Näkökulma: Punavihreä vs. porvari - onko jompikumpi heistä Suomen seuraava presidentti?". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  3. Teivainen, Aleksi (2024-02-11). "Stubb beats Haavisto in Finland's closest-ever presidential election". Helsinki Times. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  4. "Schedule in the Presidential Election". Vaalit. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-27.