In 2023, 71.9 percent of the female citizens and 69.8 percent of the male citizens living in Finland voted in the parliamentary election. Since 1987, the share of women voting in parliamentary elections in Finland has been higher than the share of men voting.
Voter turnout in parliamentary elections in Finland from 1983 to 2023, by gender
Characteristic
Women
Men
2023
71.9%
69.8%
2019
73.5%
70.6%
2015
71.3%
68.9%
2011
71.3%
69.6%
2007
69.9%
65.8%
2003
71.6%
67.6%
1999
69.7%
66.8%
1995
73.1%
70.6%
1991
73.2%
71%
1987
76.6%
76.2%
1983
80.9%
81.2%
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Statistics Finland. (May 19, 2023). Voter turnout in parliamentary elections in Finland from 1983 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099227/voter-turnout-by-gender-in-parliamentary-elections-in-finland/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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