- Current parliamentary parties Centre Party National Coalition Party Christian Democrats True Finns Swedish People's Party Social Democratic Party Left Alliance Green League
- Other Democratic Alternative National Progressive Party Patriotic People's Movement Liberal People's Party Constitutional Right Party Reform Group People's Democratic League People's Unity Party Movement 88 Rural Party Socialist parliament group Socialist Workers and Smallholders Group People's Party Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders Liberal League
- Independents
{{Orphan|date=January 2016}}The first Finnish presidential election was held in 1919. Presidential elections have been held every six years since. Current parliamentary partiesCentre PartyCentre Party (1906–1965 Agrarian League, 1965–1988 Center) candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1919 | Lauri Kr. Relander | 3/4 | 1925 | Victory | 1931 | Kyösti Kallio | 3/4 | 1937 | Victory | 1940 | No candidates | 1943 | No candidates | 1946 | No candidates | 1950 | Urho Kekkonen | 3/3 | 1956 | Victory | 1962 | Victory | 1968 | Victory | 1978 | Victory | 1982 | Johannes Virolainen | 3/7 | 1988 | Paavo Väyrynen | 2/5 (2/4) | 1994 | 3/11 | 2000 | Esko Aho | 2/7 | 2006 | Matti Vanhanen | 3/8 | 2012 | Paavo Väyrynen | 3/8 |
National Coalition PartyNational Coalition Party candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1925 | Hugo Suolahti | 3/6 | 1931 | P. E. Svinhufvud | Victory | 1937 | 2/3 | 1940 | 4/4 | 1943 | no candidate | 1946 | J. K. Paasikivi | Victory | 1950 | Victory | 1956 | Sakari Tuomioja | 4/7 | 1962 | no candidate | 1968 | Matti Virkkunen | 2/3 | 1978 | Urho Kekkonen | Victory | 1982 | Harri Holkeri | 2/8 | 1988 | 3/5 (4/4) | 1994 | Raimo Ilaskivi | 4/11 | 2000 | Riitta Uosukainen | 3/7 | 2006 | Sauli Niinistö | 2/8 | 2012 | Victory |
Christian DemocratsChristian Democrats (1958–2001 Finnish Christian League) candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1978 | Raino Westerholm | 2/4 | 1982 | (No delegates) | 1994 | Toimi Kankaanniemi | 9/11 | 2006 | Bjarne Kallis | 6/8 | 2012 | Sari Essayah | 8/8 |
True FinnsTrue Finns candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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2000 | Ilkka Hakalehto | 6/7 | 2006 | Timo Soini | 5/8 | 2012 | 4/8 |
Swedish People's PartySwedish People's Party candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1919 | C. G. E. Mannerheim | 2/4 | 1925 | Karl Söderholm | 6/6 | 1931 | No candidates | 1937 | 1940 | 1943 | 1946 | 1950 | J. K. Paasikivi | Victory | 1956 | Ralf Törngren | 6/7 | 1962 | No candidates (Majority). | Urho Kekkonen (Minority) | Victory | 1968 | Urho Kekkonen | Victory | 1978 | Victory | 1982 | Jan-Magnus Jansson | 5/8 | 1988 | No candidates | 1994 | Elisabeth Rehn | 2/11 | 2000 | 4/7 | 2006 | Henrik Lax | 7/8 | 2012 | Eva Biaudet | 7/8 |
Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1919 | Väinö Tanner | 4/4 | 1925 | 5/6 | 1931 | 4/4 | 1937 | No candidates | 1940 | 1943 | 1946 | 1950 | 1956 | K.-A. Fagerholm | 2/7 | 1962 | Rafael Paasio | 3/4 | 1968 | Urho Kekkonen | Victory | 1978 | Victory | 1982 | Mauno Koivisto | Victory | 1988 | Victory | 1994 | Martti Ahtisaari | Victory | 2000 | Tarja Halonen | Victory | 2006 | Victory | 2012 | Paavo Lipponen | 5/8 |
Left AllianceLeft Alliance candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1994 | Claes Andersson | 6/11 | 2006 | Tarja Halonen | Victory | 2012 | Paavo Arhinmäki | 6/8 |
Green LeagueGreen League candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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2000 | Heidi Hautala | 5/7 | 2006 | 4/8 | 2012 | Pekka Haavisto | 2/8 |
OtherDemocratic AlternativeDemocratic Alternative candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1988 | Jouko Kajanoja | 5/5 (no delegates) |
National Progressive PartyNational Progressive Party candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1919 | K. J. Ståhlberg | Victory | 1925 | Risto Ryti | 2/6 | 1931 | 2/4 | 1937 | K. J. Ståhlberg | 3/3 | 1940 | Risto Ryti | Victory | Toivo Kivimäki | (3/4) | 1943 | Risto Ryti | Victory | 1946 | K. J. Ståhlberg | 1950 | Juho Kusti Paasikivi | Victory |
Patriotic People's MovementPatriotic People's Movement candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1937 | P. E. Svinhufvud | 2/4) |
Liberal People's PartyLiberal People's Party candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1982 | Helvi Sipilä | (7/8) |
Constitutional Right PartyConstitutional Right Party candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1978 | Ahti M. Salonen | (4/4) |
Reform GroupReform Group candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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2000 | Risto Kuisma | (7/7) |
People's Democratic LeaguePeople's Democratic League candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1950 | Mauno Pekkala | (2/3) | 1956 | Eino Kilpi | (5/7) | 1962 | Paavo Aitio | (2/4) | 1968 | Urho Kekkonen | Victory | 1978 | Victory | 1982 | Kalevi Kivistö | (4/7) |
People's Unity PartyPeople's Unity Party candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1978 | Eino Haikala | (No delegates) | 1982 | Raino Westerholm |
Movement 88Movement 88 candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1988 | Kalevi Kivistö | (3/4) |
Rural PartyRural Party candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1968 | Veikko Vennamo | (3/3) | 1978 | (3/4) | 1982 | (6/7) | 1988 | Mauno Koivisto | Victory | 1994 | Sulo Aittoniemi | (10/11) | |
Socialist parliament groupSocialist parliament group candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1940 | Johan Helo | (2/4) |
Socialist Workers and Smallholders GroupSocialist Workers and Smallholders Group candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1925 | Matti Väisänen | (4/6) |
People's PartyPeople's Party's candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1956 | Eero Rydman | (7/7) | 1956 | Urho Kekkonen | Victory (Majority) | 1962 |
Social Democratic Union of Workers and SmallholdersSocial Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1962 | Emil Skog | (4/4) |
Liberal LeagueLiberal League candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1956 | Sakari Tuomioja | (4/7) |
IndependentsIndependent candidates Elections | Candidate | Result |
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1919 | C. G. E. Mannerheim | 2/4 | 1943 | Väinö Kotilainen | 4/7 | 1994 | Keijo Korhonen | 5/11 | Pertti Virtanen | 7/11 | Eeva Kuuskoski | 8/11 | Pekka Tiainen | 11/11 | 2006 | Arto Lahti | 8/8 |
2 : Presidential elections in Finland|Presidential candidates |