Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland
Finland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 45.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 45.5% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland peaked at 47.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1997.
Finland ranks 13th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.5% | — |
| 1998 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 37.0% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 45.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 33.5% | 37.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 36.5% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 40.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.5% | 46.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More public sector data for Finland
- Arms imports 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 72.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,243 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0234 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.99 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 121.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Finland was 45.5% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1997.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion 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 Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.