Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland
Finland: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 91 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland stood at 91.
The figure is up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland peaked at 92 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2001.
That places Finland 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74 | — |
| 2001 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 83 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 92 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2026 | 91 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76 | 73 | 83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4 | 80 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.43 | 91 | 92 | 7 |
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More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,869 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,869 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1211 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland was 91 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 92 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Finland ranks 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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