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2024 Finnish presidential election
presidential election in Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Presidential elections were held in Finland on 28 January 2024, and a second round was held on 11 February 2024.[1] Voters elected the President of the Republic for a six-year term. Current President Sauli Niinistö is term-limited and cannot run for re-election since he has served the maximum two terms.[2]
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Turnout | 71.55% (first round) 67.58% (second round) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Had the new president been elected in the first round on 28 January by winning more than half of valid votes cast, their term would have begun on 1 February. However, No candidate received a majority of votes.
Alexander Stubb and Pekka Haavisto ran in a runoff on 11 February with Stubb winning 51.6% to Haavisto's 48.4%. The result in the second round was the closest in the history of presidential elections in Finland.[3] Stubb will be inaugurated as president on 1 March.[4]