Members of the European Parliament for Finland | |
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Delegation | (1995) |
4th term | (1996) |
5th term | (1999) |
6th term | (2004) |
7th term | (2009) |
8th term | (2014) |
9th term | (2019) |
This is a list of the 13 members of the European Parliament for Finland in the 2014 to 2019 session.
Name | National party | EP Group | Votes |
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Jussi Halla-aho | Finns Party | ECR | 80,772 |
Heidi Hautala | Green League | G–EFA | 31,725 |
Liisa Jaakonsaari | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 44,061 |
Anneli Jäätteenmäki | Centre Party | ALDE | 59,538 |
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 40,734 |
Merja Kyllönen | Left Alliance | GUE/NGL | 58,611 |
Sirpa Pietikäinen | National Coalition Party | EPP | 49,842 |
Olli Rehn | Centre Party | ALDE | 70,398 |
Alexander Stubb | National Coalition Party | EPP | 148,190 |
Sampo Terho | Finns Party | ECR | 33,833 |
Nils Torvalds | Swedish People's Party | ALDE | 29,355 |
Henna Virkkunen | National Coalition Party | EPP | 43,829 |
Paavo Väyrynen | Centre Party | ALDE | 69,360 |
National party | EP Group | Seats | ± |
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National Coalition Party | EPP | 3 / 13 | |
Centre Party | ALDE | 3 / 13 | |
Social Democratic Party | S&D | 2 / 13 | |
Finns Party | ECR | 2 / 13 | 1 |
Green League | G–EFA | 1 / 13 | 1 |
Swedish People's Party | ALDE | 1 / 13 | |
Left Alliance | GUE/NGL | 1 / 13 | 1 |
Christian Democrats | EPP | 0 / 13 | 1 |
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