1962 Finnish Parliamentary Election
4–5 February 1962 · War and the Paasikivi-Kekkonen years · 200 seats, 101 for a majority
Agrarian League finished first with 53 of 200 seats on 22.9% of the vote. Turnout 85.1%. Ahti Karjalainen replaced Martti Miettunen.
Prime Minister before
Martti Miettunen
Agrarian
Prime Minister after
Ahti Karjalainen
Agrarian
Largest force
Agrarian League
53 of 200 seats
Turnout
85.1%
The result
Agrarian League
22.9% of votes · +5 seats
53
seats
Finnish People's Democratic League
22.0% of votes · -3 seats
47
seats
Social Democratic Party
19.5% of votes · -10 seats
38
seats
National Coalition Party
15.1% of votes · +3 seats
32
seats
People's Party
6.3% of votes · +5 seats
13
seats
Swedish People's Party
6.1% of votes · 0 seats
13
seats
Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders
4.4% of votes · -1 seats
2
seats
Smallholders' Party
2.2% of votes
0
seats
Liberal League
0.5% of votes · +1 seats
1
seats
Centre Party
0.4% of votes
0
seats
Åland Coalition
0.3% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats
Smallholders' Party Opposition
0.3% of votes
0
seats