1970 Finnish Parliamentary Election
15–16 March 1970 · War and the Paasikivi-Kekkonen years · 200 seats, 101 for a majority
Social Democratic Party finished first with 52 of 200 seats on 23.4% of the vote. Turnout 82.2%. Teuvo Aura replaced Mauno Koivisto.
Prime Minister before
Mauno Koivisto
SDP
Prime Minister after
Teuvo Aura
Independent
Largest force
Social Democratic Party
52 of 200 seats
Turnout
82.2%
The result
Social Democratic Party
23.4% of votes · -3 seats
52
seats
National Coalition Party
18.1% of votes · +11 seats
37
seats
Centre Party
17.1% of votes · -13 seats
36
seats
Finnish People's Democratic League
16.6% of votes · -5 seats
36
seats
Finnish Rural Party
10.5% of votes · +17 seats
18
seats
Liberal People's Party
6.0% of votes · -1 seats
8
seats
Swedish People's Party
5.3% of votes · 0 seats
11
seats
Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders
1.4% of votes · -7 seats
0
seats
Finnish Christian League
1.1% of votes · +1 seats
1
seats
Åland Coalition
0.3% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats
Entrepreneur Party
0.0% of votes
0
seats
Others
0.1% of votes
0
seats