Parliament of Finland

Parliament of Finland

Suomen eduskunta
Finlands riksdag
Parliament of Finland ; Suomen eduskunta ; Finlands riksdag
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	9 May 1906
Structure
Seats	200
Political groups	Government (109) ; National Coalition Party (48); Finns Party (46); Swedish People's Party (10); Christian Democrats (5); Opposition (91) ; Social Democratic Party (43); Centre Party (22); Green League (13); Left Alliance (11); Movement Now (1); Independent (1);
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Proportional representation (open-list)
Last election	2 April 2023
Next election	18 April 2027
Meeting place
	Parliament House, Helsinki
Website
	eduskunta.fi

The Parliament of Finland (Finnish: Suomen eduskunta, Swedish: Finlands riksdag) is the unicameral supreme legislature of Finland. It was founded on 9 May 1906.^[1] It works with the Constitution of Finland. The power is vested in the Parliament.^[2] The Parliament is made up of 200 members, 199 of whom are elected every four years. In addition, there is one member from Åland.

Legislation may start by either the Government or one of the members of Parliament.

References

↑ "Eduskunnan historia". www.historianhavinaa.net. Archived from the original on 2004-04-09. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
↑ Constitution of Finland (PDF). 1999. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2019-07-24.

[1] "Eduskunnan historia". www.historianhavinaa.net. Archived from the original on 2004-04-09. Retrieved 2018-01-02.

[2] Constitution of Finland (PDF). 1999. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2019-07-24.

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