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Presidential elections were held in Finland on 28 January 2018. [1] The incumbent Sauli Niinistö received 63% of the vote and was re-elected for a second term, avoiding a second round. [2] He received a plurality of the vote in every municipality and a majority in all but 13 municipalities. [3]
Independence Day (Finnish: itsenäisyyspäivä [ˈitsenæi̯syːsˌpæi̯ʋæ]; Swedish: självständighetsdagen) is a national public holiday in Finland and a flag flying day held on 6 December to celebrate Finland's declaration of independence from Russia after the Bolsheviks took power in late 1917. [1]
6 December Independence Day: Itsenäisyyspäivä: Självständighetsdagen 24 December Christmas Eve: Jouluaatto: Julafton: Non-official – Non-business day in the Annual Holidays Act (162/2005) – holiday in some collective labor agreements 25 December Christmas Day: Joulupäivä: Juldagen 26 December Second Day of Christmas: 2. joulupäivä ...
The young prime minister’s party finished third in the standings
Normally, all Finnish citizens aged 18 or older are eligible to vote. Some non-citizens may also have the right to vote in municipal, county and European elections. [1] Finland holds a presidential election every six years to elect the President of Finland. The election uses a two-round system based on a direct popular vote.
Centre-right Alexander Stubb of the National Coalition Party led in the run-off of Finland's presidential election on Sunday, with 52.7% support from ballots cast in advance, justice ministry data ...
2018 Finnish presidential election This page was last edited on 11 September 2021, at 11:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
He declared himself winner in the run-off vote after securing 51.6% of the votes as 99.7% of ballots had been counted, against Haavisto's 48.4%, justice ministry data showed.