Finnish parliamentary election, 1979
- SKDL: 35
- SDP: 52
- SMP: 7
- LKP: 4
- RKP: 10
- KESK: 36
- KOK: 47
- SKL: 9
The parliamentary elections in Finland 1979 was held on 18 and 19 March 1979. It was the election of the 28th Parliament of Finland.
The Social Democratic Party, Kalevi Sorsa presented with the Prime Minister since 1977, remained the strongest force. The conservative National Coalition Party under Harri Holkeri won twelve seats to it and was just behind the Social Democratic Party became the second largest party.
Participating parties
There were 12 different parties to choose from.
The following parties were already represented in the Parliament:
Election result
The turnout was 81.2 %, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the turnout at the last parliamentary election in 1975.
After the election
Mauno Koivisto released his party colleagues Kalevi Sorsa from as Prime Minister. Koivisto had already been 1968-1970 Prime Minister. He made this time a center / left government of Social Democrats, the center, the Swedish People's Party and the People's Democratic Party. He continued Sorsas coalition, but without the Liberal People's Party. Koivisto was elected in January 1982 as the successor Urho Kekkonen as president. New Prime Minister Kalevi Sorsa has now again, continued the Koivisto coalition. On December 31, 1982, a Minister of the Liberals was with Arne Berner also still sworn People's Party, after the People's Democratic leaked from the government.
Overview of the cabinets:
- 61 ) Cabinet Koivisto II - Mauno Koivisto (Social Democratic Party) - government of the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party, the Swedish People's Party, Volksdemorkatischer Union (26 May 1979 to 19 February 1982 )
- 62 ) Cabinet Sorsa III - Kalevi Sorsa (Social Democratic Party) - government of the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party, the Swedish People's Party, Volksdemorkatischer Union (until end 1982), Liberal People's Party ( since late 1982) ( February 19, 1982 to May 6, 1983)