Impact
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Finland
Finland
Data points :
Eduskunta - Riksdagen (Parliament)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
Women in parliament
45.50%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
44.50%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
0
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 5.60 million people
- Number of MPs 200 MPs
- Legislature Unicameral
- Last election Apr 2023
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
- Website www.parliament.fi
- More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
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The Eduskunta, Finland’s parliament, launched Facebook Live sessions in May 2018 after the parliament’s Speaker at the time, Paula Risikko felt the need to interact more with citizens and allow them to understand their representatives’ choices.
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