Government and politics in Päijät-Häme (Etelä-Suomi, Finland): official figures
Health, social and rescue services in the region of Päijät-Häme have been run since 2023 by the Päijät-Häme wellbeing services county (hyvinvointialue), governed by a 69-seat county council (aluevaltuusto) elected in the 2025 county elections.
Which party won the county election in Päijät-Häme?
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) became the largest group on the Päijät-Häme county council in 2025 with 18 of the 69 seats (26%), up from 17 in 2022.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice · saved copyWhat is the make-up of the county council in Päijät-Häme?
The seats on the Päijät-Häme county council after the 2025 election were divided SDP 18, KOK 17, KESK 12, PS 7, VAS 6, KD 5; 7 parties or lists won representation.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice · saved copyHow many women are on the county council in Päijät-Häme?
Women won 55.1% of the county council seats in the region of Päijät-Häme in 2025, 8th lowest of the 18 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 Päijät-Häme?
Turnout in the 2025 county elections was 50.1% in Päijät-Häme, 6th lowest of the 18 areas that hold county elections (Finland 51.7%), up from 45.6% in 2022.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyWhat is the budget of the wellbeing services county in Päijät-Häme?
In 2025 the county services in the region of Päijät-Häme spent a net €934 per resident on older people, the largest social care item, and earned €90.30 per resident of state funding through the health and wellbeing promotion (HYTE) coefficient.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow Päijät-Häme compares with other regions in Finland
Voter turnout in the 2025 county (wellbeing services county) elections (%) (2025)
Päijät-Häme ranks 13 of 18, highest first. Helsinki and Åland do not hold county elections.
| Rank | Area | Voter turnout in the 2025 county (wellbeing services county) elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Satakunta | 50.9% |
| 11 | Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | 50.8% |
| 12 | Etelä-Savo | 50.3% |
| 13 | Päijät-Häme | 50.1% |
| 14 | Etelä-Karjala | 49.6% |
| 15 | Pohjois-Savo | 49.4% |
| 16 | Pohjois-Karjala | 48.0% |
Women as a share of county councillors elected in 2025 (%) (2025)
Päijät-Häme ranks 11 of 18, highest first. Seats on the county councils of the wellbeing services counties in the area; Helsinki and Åland have none.
| Rank | Area | Women as a share of county councillors elected in 2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Etelä-Savo | 59.3% |
| 9 | Pohjanmaa | 59.3% |
| 10 | Pohjois-Pohjanmaa | 55.7% |
| 11 | Päijät-Häme | 55.1% |
| 12 | Satakunta | 55.1% |
| 13 | Pirkanmaa | 53.2% |
| 14 | Etelä-Karjala | 50.9% |
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Sources
- 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…)
- 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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