2018 Finnish presidential election

2018 Finnish presidential election

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Turnout	66.76%
Candidate Sauli Niinistö Pekka Haavisto Party Independent Green Popular vote 1,875,342 371,254 Percentage 62.64% 12.40%   Candidate Laura Huhtasaari Paavo Väyrynen Party Finns Independent Popular vote 207,337 185,305 Percentage 6.93% 6.19%
Results by municipality Results by electoral district 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

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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.