Southeast Finland (parliamentary electoral district)

Southeast Finland
Kaakkois-Suomi
Sydöstra Finland
Electoral District
for the Parliament of Finland
Outline map
Location of Southeast Finland within Finland
Municipality
RegionKymenlaakso
South Karelia
South Savo
Population415,417 (2022)[1]
Electorate353,468 (2023)
Area28,919 km2 (2022)[2]
Current Electoral District
Created2015
Seats
List
  • 15 (2023–present)
  • 17 (2015–2023)
Members of Parliament[3]
List
Created fromKymi
South Savo

Southeast Finland (Finnish: Kaakkois-Suomi; Swedish: Sydöstra Finland) 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 Kymi and South Savo districts. It is conterminous with the regions of Kymenlaakso, South Karelia and South 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 353,468 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.