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Eduskunta election in 1945 was held from March 17 to 18, 1945. This parliamentary election was the first free election in the world after the World War II. In Finland, the communists could for the first time freely present their candidates. Far-right grouping like Patriotic People's Movement had been forbidden by the time of the election.
[edit] The Results
| % of participation |
74,9% |
| The number of ballots |
1 710 251 |
| The number of valid ballots |
1 698 376 |
| political party |
seats |
percentage |
votes |
abbreviation |
| Finnish Social Democratic Party |
50 |
25,08% |
425 948 |
SDP |
| Finnish People's Democratic League |
49 |
23,47% |
398 618 |
SKDL |
| Agrarian League |
49 |
21,35% |
362 662 |
ML |
| National Coalition |
28 |
15,04% |
255 394 |
KOK |
| Swedish People's Party |
14 |
7,90% |
134 106 |
RKP |
| National Progressive Party |
9 |
5,17% |
87 868 |
ED |
| Small Farmers Party |
|
1,18% |
20 061 |
|
| Swedish Left |
1 |
0,48% |
8 192 |
SV |
| Radical People's Party |
|
0,10% |
1 623 |
|
| Others |
|
0,23% |
3 904 |
|
| Source: stat.fi |
