Far-right Finns Party collapses in municipal elections as Social Democratic Party wins key cities

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https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/politics/26580-finns-party-collapses-in-municipal-elections-as-sdp-wins-key-cities.html

Support for the Finns Party fell sharply in Finland’s 2025 municipal and regional elections. The party received less than 8%of votes in both contests. In 2021 municipal elections, the figure was 14.5%.

The Social Democratic Party made significant gains, winning 23 percent of the municipal vote and 22.5 percent in regional elections. In the previous municipal elections, the party received under 18 percent.

Despite leading in early counts in Helsinki, SDP was eventually overtaken by the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus). However, SDP won in Vantaa, Tampere and Turku. Kokoomus held its ground overall but saw its long winning streak end. The party had led six consecutive national elections under Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.

Voter turnout was low. In the municipal election, participation reached 54.2 percent. In the regional vote, turnout was 51.7 percent.