Savo-Karelia (parliamentary electoral district)

Savo-Karelia
Savo-Karjala
Savolax-Karelen
Electoral District
for the Parliament of Finland
Outline map
Location of Savo-Karelia within Finland
Municipality
RegionNorth Karelia
North Savo
Population410,237 (2022)[1]
Electorate343,887 (2023)
Area43,981 km2 (2022)[2]
Current Electoral District
Created2015
Seats
List
  • 15 (2019–present)
  • 16 (2015–2019)
Members of Parliament[3]
List
Created fromNorth Karelia
North Savo

Savo-Karelia (Finnish: Savo-Karjala; Swedish: Savolax-Karelen) is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established in 2013 by the merger of North Karelia and North Savo districts. It is conterminous with the regions of North Karelia and North Savo. The district currently elects 15 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 343,887 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 10 April 2023.