Finland
Parliament
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Anu
Vehviläinen
(Female)
Year of birth
1963
Additional information
Elected on 9 June 2020, re-elected on 2 Feb. 2021.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Maija-Leena
Paavola
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
1 Jan. 2016 -
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Iiris Soumela (Female)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
61-70
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 25 | 53 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 90 | Total >= 46: 110 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| Female | 0 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Election results
Candidates
Total number of candidates
Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
2,468
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
1,036
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
41.98%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
1036
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
41.98%
Results
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
94
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
106
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
94
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Matti
Vanhanen
(Male)
Political party
Center Party (KESK)
Date of election
07.06.2019
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1917
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1907
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
1991
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Network of Finnish Women Members of Parliament
(January 1991)
Formal or informal
Informal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The network is coordinated by the Employment and Equality Committee.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
No
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
The network acts to realize equality between men and women, promotes women's rights and introduces a female perspective to legislative work:
- Legislation on ending violence against women, gender-responsive budgeting, equality in the workplace.
- Social security issues (for example, poverty in single parent families), parental leave issues, health care, etc.)
In addition, it organizes seminars and meetings, sends representatives to attend international conferences dealing with equality and women's rights as well as engages in cooperation with female MPs from other countries.
- Legislation on ending violence against women, gender-responsive budgeting, equality in the workplace.
- Social security issues (for example, poverty in single parent families), parental leave issues, health care, etc.)
In addition, it organizes seminars and meetings, sends representatives to attend international conferences dealing with equality and women's rights as well as engages in cooperation with female MPs from other countries.
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Mannerheimintie 30
00102 Helsinki
Finland