General election
1958 Finnish parliamentary election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Kusti Kulo
Väinö Tanner
V. J. Sukselainen
Party
SKDL
SDP
Agrarian
Last election
21.57%, 43 seats
26.25%, 54 seats
24.10%, 53 seats
Seats won
50
48
48
Seat change
7
6
5
Popular vote
450,220
449,536
448,364
Percentage
23.16%
23.12%
23.06%
Swing
1.59pp
3.13pp
1.04pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Jussi Saukkonen
Lars Erik Taxell
Eino Saari
Party
National Coalition
RKP
People's
Last election
12.80%, 24 seats
6.76%, 12 seats
7.88%, 13 seats
Seats won
29
13
8
Seat change
5
1
5
Popular vote
297,094
126,365
114,617
Percentage
15.28%
6.50%
5.90%
Swing
2.48pp
0.26pp
1.98pp
Seventh party
Eighth party
Leader
Emil Skog
Party
TPSL
ÅS
Last election
–
0.23%, 1 seat
Seats won
3
1
Seat change
New
Popular vote
33,947
5,487
Percentage
1.75%
0.28%
Swing
New
0.05pp
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 6 and 7 July 1958.[ 1] The communist Finnish People's Democratic League emerged as the largest party, but was unable to form a government.