2018 Finnish presidential election

2018 Finnish presidential election

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Turnout66.76%
 
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Candidate Sauli Niinistö Pekka Haavisto
Party Independent Green
Popular vote 1,875,342 371,254
Percentage 62.64% 12.40%

 
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Candidate Laura Huhtasaari Paavo Väyrynen
Party Finns Independent
Popular vote 207,337 185,305
Percentage 6.93% 6.19%

Niinistö:      40–45%      45–50%      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      80–85%

President before election

Sauli Niinistö
National Coalition

Elected President

Sauli Niinistö
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Finland on 28 January 2018.[1] The incumbent Sauli Niinistö received 63% of the vote and was re-elected for a second term, avoiding a second round.[2] He received a plurality of the vote in every municipality and a majority in all but 13 municipalities.[3]

Niinistö's second term was from 1 February 2018 to 1 March 2024.

  1. ^ "Vuosina 2016-2030 toimitettavat säännönmukaiset vaalit" (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Sauli Niinistö jatkaa Suomen presidenttinä – kaikki äänet on laskettu". Yle Uutiset.
  3. ^ "Katso kartalta Niinistön kannatus kunnittain: Luodossa hän keräsi äänistä 84 prosenttia, Tervolassa reilusti alle puolet". Yle Uutiset.

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