2008 Finnish municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in Finland on 26 October 2008, with advance voting between 15 and 21 October 2008. 10,412 municipal council seats were open for election in 332 municipalities. The number of councillors decreased by over 1,554 compared to the previous election due to the merging of several municipalities.[1]

## National results

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Largest party by constituency:[2]

National Coalition Party

Centre Party

Social Democratic Party

Party  | Votes[3] | Council seats

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Number  | %  | Number  | Net ±
| National Coalition | 597,727  | 23.45%  | 2,020  | -58
| SDP | 541,187  | 21.23%  | 2,066  | -519
| Centre | 512,220  | 20.09%  | 3,518  | -907
| Green | 227,999  | 8.94%  | 370  | +56
| Left Alliance | 223,673  | 8.77%  | 833  | -154
| Finns | 137,497  | 5.39%  | 443  | +337
| RKP | 119,896  | 4.7%  | 511  | -125
| KD | 106,639  | 4.18%  | 351  | -40
| Communist Party | 13,986  | 0.55%  | 9  | -7
| Seniors' Party | 2,618  | 0.10%  | 2  | +1
| Independence Party | 1,482  | 0.06%  | 2  | ±0
| Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism | 1,063  | 0.04%  | 0  | -1
| For the Poor | 1,063  | 0.04%  | 1  | +1
| Workers Party | 711  | 0.03%  | 0  | -1
| Others  | 61,478  | 2.41%  | 286  | -134
Total | 2,549,235  |  | 10,412  | -1,554

## References

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1. ^ "Kuntaliitokset vähentävät 1564 valtuustopaikkaa | Etelä-Saimaa". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
2. ^ "Yle Tulos palvelu Koko maa". Yle Vaalikone.
3. ^ Tilastokeskus. "Kunnallisvaalit 1976–2012, puolueiden kannatus". Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

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