1983 Finnish Parliamentary Election
20–21 March 1983 · Recession and the Rainbow Coalition · 200 seats, 101 for a majority
Social Democratic Party finished first with 57 of 200 seats on 26.7% of the vote. Turnout 75.7%. Kalevi Sorsa stayed in office.
Prime Minister before
Kalevi Sorsa
SDP
Prime Minister (continued)
Kalevi Sorsa
SDP
Largest force
Social Democratic Party
57 of 200 seats
Turnout
75.7%
The result
Social Democratic Party
26.7% of votes · +5 seats
57
seats
National Coalition Party
22.1% of votes · -3 seats
44
seats
Centre Party–Liberal People's Party
17.6% of votes · -2 seats
38
seats
Finnish People's Democratic League
13.5% of votes · -9 seats
26
seats
Finnish Rural Party
9.7% of votes · +10 seats
17
seats
Swedish People's Party
4.6% of votes · +1 seats
10
seats
Finnish Christian League
3.0% of votes · -6 seats
3
seats
Greens
1.5% of votes
2
seats
Constitutional Right Party
0.4% of votes · +1 seats
1
seats
Åland Coalition
0.3% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats
League for Civil Democracy
0.1% of votes
0
seats
Others
0.5% of votes · +1 seats
1
seats