Government and politics in Etelä-Suomi, Finland: official figures
Health, social and rescue services in Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomi) are run by 5 wellbeing services counties (South Karelia, Kanta-Häme, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme and Southwest Finland), whose county councils have 325 seats in total.
Which party won the county elections in Southern Finland?
Across the 5 county councils in Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomi), the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won the most seats in 2025, 93 of 325 (29%), against 81 in 2022; the next largest were the National Coalition Party (KOK) with 75 and the Centre Party (KESK) with 57.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice · saved copyWho controls the county councils in Southern Finland?
The largest party on each county council in Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomi) after the 2025 election: SDP in South Karelia (17 of 59); SDP in Kanta-Häme (19 of 59); SDP in Kymenlaakso (20 of 59); SDP in Päijät-Häme (18 of 69); SDP in Southwest Finland (19 of 79).
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice · saved copyHow many women are on the county council in Southern Finland?
Women won 59.7% of the county council seats in Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomi) in 2025, 2nd highest of the 4 areas that hold county elections (Finland: 57.4%).
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice · saved copyWhat was the turnout in the county elections in Southern Finland?
Turnout in the 2025 county elections was 51.8% in Southern Finland, 2nd highest of the 4 areas that hold county elections (Finland 51.7%), up from 47.6% in 2022.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyWhat is the budget of the wellbeing services county in Southern Finland?
In 2025 the county services in Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomi) spent a net €1,027 per resident on older people, the largest social care item, and earned €72.70 per resident of state funding through the health and wellbeing promotion (HYTE) coefficient.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow Etelä-Suomi compares with other regions
Voter turnout in the 2025 county (wellbeing services county) elections (%) (2025)
Etelä-Suomi ranks 2 of 4, highest first. Helsinki and Åland do not hold county elections.
| Rank | Region | Voter turnout in the 2025 county (wellbeing services county) elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Länsi-Suomi | 53.6% |
| 2 | Etelä-Suomi | 51.8% |
| 3 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 50.9% |
| 4 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 50.3% |
Women as a share of county councillors elected in 2025 (%) (2025)
Etelä-Suomi ranks 2 of 4, highest first. Seats on the county councils of the wellbeing services counties in the area; Helsinki and Åland have none.
| Rank | Region | Women as a share of county councillors elected in 2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 63.4% |
| 2 | Etelä-Suomi | 59.7% |
| 3 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 54.4% |
| 4 | Länsi-Suomi | 54.3% |
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Sources
- 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…)
- Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice: Numbers and proportions of elected councillors by party, sex and wellbeing services county in County elections, 2022-2025 (table 153i, PxWeb API POST query, json-stat2), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36eb52231311…)
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