Download file    
 
 
Article 6
 

Division of parliamentary seats between electoral districts With the exception of the electoral district of Åland, a total of 199 representatives shall be elected by proportional vote in the other electoral districts. In the electoral district of Åland, one representative shall be elected in the manner laid down subsequently.   With the exception of the electoral district of Åland, the division of parliamentary seats shall be carried out on the basis of the number of those Finnish citizens who, according to the Population Information System, had their municipality of residence in Finland in the electoral district in question on the last day of the month six calendar months prior to the election. The division shall be carried out by dividing the number of Finnish citizens of each electoral district with the combined number of Finnish citizens of all electoral districts and multiplying this number by 199. The number of parliamentary seats for each electoral district shall correspond to the whole number derived from this calculation. If all seats are not divided in this manner, the remainder of the seats shall be divided in descending order between the electoral districts according to the decimal fractions derived from the calculation.   The Council of State shall carry out the division in good time before parliamentary elections by issuing a decision which shall be published in the Statute Book of Finland.