For the purpose of parliamentary elections the country has been divided into 15 electoral districts in accordance with the division into provinces. A number of representatives proportional to the number of Finnish citizens residing in the district six months prior to the elections is elected from each district. However, from the electoral district of Åland is always elected one representative. Well before the elections, the Government decides on the division of parliamentary seats on the electoral districts on the basis of information in the Population Information System. In the parliamentary elections of 1999 the seats are divided as follows:

Electoral District of Helsinki                  20 representatives
Electoral District of Uusimaa                 32
Electoral District of Varsinais-Suomi      17
Electoral District of Satakunta               10
Electoral District of Häme                     13
Electoral District of Pirkanmaa              16
Electoral District of Kymi                      13
Electoral District of South Savo               8
Electoral District of North Savo              10
Electoral District of North Karelia             7
Electoral District of Vaasa                     17
Electoral District of Central Finland        10
Electoral District of Oulu                       18
Electoral District of Lapland                     8
Electoral District of Åland                        1
Altogether 200 representatives

Map of Electoral Districts 2007

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