1987 Finnish Parliamentary Election
15–16 March 1987 · Recession and the Rainbow Coalition · 200 seats, 101 for a majority
Social Democratic Party finished first with 56 of 200 seats on 24.1% of the vote. Turnout 72.1%. Harri Holkeri replaced Kalevi Sorsa.
Prime Minister before
Kalevi Sorsa
SDP
Prime Minister after
Harri Holkeri
National Coalition
Largest force
Social Democratic Party
56 of 200 seats
Turnout
72.1%
The result
Social Democratic Party
24.1% of votes · -1 seats
56
seats
National Coalition Party
23.1% of votes · +9 seats
53
seats
Centre Party
17.6% of votes · +2 seats
40
seats
Finnish People's Democratic League
9.4% of votes · -10 seats
16
seats
Finnish Rural Party
6.3% of votes · -8 seats
9
seats
Swedish People's Party
5.3% of votes · +2 seats
12
seats
Democratic Alternative
4.2% of votes
4
seats
Greens
4.0% of votes · +2 seats
4
seats
Finnish Christian League
2.6% of votes · +2 seats
5
seats
Pensioners' Party
1.2% of votes
0
seats
Liberal People's Party
1.0% of votes
0
seats
Liberals for Åland–Social Democrats
0.2% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats