Government and politics in Helsinki-Uusimaa, Finland: official figures
Health, social and rescue services in Helsinki-Uusimaa are run by 4 wellbeing services counties (East Uusimaa, Central Uusimaa, West Uusimaa and Vantaa and Kerava), whose county councils have 276 seats in total. The City of Helsinki organises its own health and social services and holds no county election.
Which party won the county elections in Helsinki-Uusimaa?
Across the 4 county councils in Helsinki-Uusimaa, the National Coalition Party (KOK) won the most seats in 2025, 74 of 276 (27%), against 77 in 2022; the next largest were the Social Democratic Party (SDP) with 64 and the Swedish People's Party (RKP) with 35.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice · saved copyWho controls the county councils in Helsinki-Uusimaa?
The largest party on each county council in Helsinki-Uusimaa after the 2025 election: RKP in East Uusimaa (20 of 59); KOK in Central Uusimaa (19 of 69); KOK in West Uusimaa (24 of 79); SDP in Vantaa and Kerava (21 of 69).
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus), from the election results of the Ministry of Justice · saved copyHow many women are on the county council in Helsinki-Uusimaa?
Women won 63.4% of the county council seats in Helsinki-Uusimaa in 2025, the 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 Helsinki-Uusimaa?
Turnout in the 2025 county elections was 50.9% in Helsinki-Uusimaa, 2nd lowest of the 4 areas that hold county elections (Finland 51.7%), up from 45.2% in 2022.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyWhat is the budget of the wellbeing services county in Helsinki-Uusimaa?
In 2025 the county services in Helsinki-Uusimaa spent a net €643 per resident on older people, the largest social care item, and earned €62.33 per resident of state funding through the health and wellbeing promotion (HYTE) coefficient.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow Helsinki-Uusimaa compares with other regions
Voter turnout in the 2025 county (wellbeing services county) elections (%) (2025)
Helsinki-Uusimaa ranks 3 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)
Helsinki-Uusimaa ranks 1 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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