Government and politics in Lahti, Finland: official figures
Lahti is governed by a 59-member city council (kaupunginvaltuusto) elected in the 2025 municipal elections.
Which party won the municipal election in Lahti?
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is the largest group on the Lahti city council with 20 of 59 seats after 2025, compared with 16 in 2021.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice · saved copyWhat is the political make-up of Lahti city council?
The 2025 election divided the Lahti council seats SDP 20, KOK 15, non-party lists 5, VIHR 4, VAS 4, PS 4, KD 4, with 8 parties or lists represented.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice · saved copyHow many women are on the Lahti city council?
Women hold 44.1% of the seats on the Lahti city council elected in 2025, the lowest among the nine largest cities.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice · saved copyWhat was the voter turnout in Lahti?
Turnout in Lahti in the 2025 municipal elections was 49.7%, 2nd lowest among the nine largest cities (Finland 54.3%), down from 51.1% in 2021.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow Lahti compares with other cities in Finland
Voter turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Lahti ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Voter turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Turku | 54.8% |
| 4 | Espoo | 54.6% |
| 5 | Jyvaskyla | 52.5% |
| 6 | Oulu | 50.8% |
| 7 | Kuopio | 50.0% |
| 8 | Lahti | 49.7% |
| 9 | Vantaa | 45.7% |
Women as a share of city councillors elected in 2025 (%) (2025)
Lahti ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Women as a share of city councillors elected in 2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jyvaskyla | 61.9% |
| 4 | Turku | 58.2% |
| 5 | Kuopio | 57.6% |
| 6 | Vantaa | 55.2% |
| 7 | Oulu | 55.2% |
| 8 | Tampere | 52.2% |
| 9 | Lahti | 44.1% |
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Sources
- Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice: Numbers and percentage shares of elected councillors by party and constituency in Municipal elections, 2021 and 2025 (table 152l, PxWeb API POST query, json-stat2), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 35f17f0496d3…)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet: Sotkanet indicator bank, REST API 1.1: 32 indicators (one exact JSON response per indicator, e.g. indicator=5761, plus the region list) on morbidity, primary care, lifestyle, social assistance, homelessness, county election turnout and the net operating costs of wellbeing services counties, 2015-2025, bundled in one zip, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e5b01db4f1e9…)
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