Finland Eduskunta election 1979
Finland elections · 1979-03-18 – 1979-03-19 · held
200 representatives elected to the Eduskunta, Finland’s unicameral parliament.
Results: final · complete coverage · Valid party/list votes
Turnout: 81.2%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Previous seats | Gain / loss | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 691512 | 23.89% | 52 | 54 | -2 | — |
| National Coalition Party | 626764 | 21.65% | 47 | 35 | +12 | — |
| Finnish People's Democratic League | 518045 | 17.9% | 35 | 40 | -5 | — |
| Centre Party | 500478 | 17.29% | 36 | 39 | -3 | — |
| Finnish Christian League | 138244 | 4.78% | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| Finnish Rural Party | 132457 | 4.58% | 7 | 2 | +5 | — |
| Swedish People's Party | 122418 | 4.23% | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| Liberal People's Party | 106560 | 3.68% | 4 | 9 | -5 | — |
| Constitutional People's Party | 34958 | 1.21% | 0 | 1 | -1 | — |
| Finnish People's Unity Party | 9316 | 0.32% | 0 | 1 | -1 | — |
| Åland Coalition | 9286 | 0.32% | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Socialist Workers Party | 2955 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Party of Finnish Entrepreneurs | 1233 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Others | 220 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | — |
Blank and rejected ballots are excluded from result shares. Colours are a display palette. Unknown values remain unreported. Joint electoral lists remain joint results rather than being divided into invented party totals. Previous seats compare the same organisation in the immediately preceding parliamentary election. Turnout is the official percentage of eligible Finnish citizens resident in Finland, excluding citizens living abroad.