Central Finland (parliamentary electoral district)

Central Finland
Keski-Suomi
Mellersta Finland
Electoral District
for the Parliament of Finland
Outline map
Location of Central Finland within Finland
Municipality
List
RegionCentral Finland
Population272,521 (2022)[1]
Electorate226,335 (2023)
Area19,012 km2 (2022)[2]
Current Electoral District
Created1907
Seats
List
  • 10 (1972–present)
  • 11 (1962–1972)
  • 12 (1951–1962)
  • 11 (1945–1951)
  • 10 (1917–1945)
  • 11 (1917–1917)
Members of Parliament[3]
List

Central Finland (Finnish: Keski-Suomi; Swedish: Mellersta Finland) is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Vaasa Province East (Finnish: Vaasan läänin itäinen vaalipiiri; Swedish: Vasa läns östra valkrets)[4] in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Central Finland Province (Finnish: Keski-Suomen lääni; Swedish: Mellersta Finlands län) in 1960 and Central Finland in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Central Finland. The district currently elects 10 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 226,335 registered electors.

  1. ^ "11lj -- Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2022M12*". Helsinki, Finland: Statistics Finland. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Suomen pinta-ala kunnittain 1.1.2022" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Current Members of Parliament". Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ "HE 55/2014". EDILEX (in Finnish and Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2024.