2024 Finnish presidential election

	28 January 2024 (first round); 11 February 2024 (second round)
Turnout	71.55% (first round); 67.58% (second round)
President before election; Sauli Niinistö; Independent	Elected President ; Alexander Stubb; National Coalition

Presidential elections were held in Finland on 28 January 2024, and a second round was held on 11 February 2024.[1] Voters elected the President of the Republic for a six-year term. Current President Sauli Niinistö is term-limited and cannot run for re-election since he has served the maximum two terms.[2]

Had the new president been elected in the first round on 28 January by winning more than half of valid votes cast, their term would have begun on 1 February. However, No candidate received a majority of votes.

Alexander Stubb and Pekka Haavisto ran in a runoff on 11 February with Stubb winning 51.6% to Haavisto's 48.4%. The result in the second round was the closest in the history of presidential elections in Finland.[3] Stubb will be inaugurated as president on 1 March.[4]

Candidates

Confirmed

		Experience(s)
Mika Aaltola	Independent	Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (since 2019)
Li Andersson	Left Alliance	Leader of the Left Alliance (since 2016) Minister of Education (2019–2020, 2021–2023) MP for Finland Proper (since 2015)
Sari Essayah	KD	Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (since 2023) Leader of the Christian Democrats (since 2015) MP for Savo-Karelia (since 2015) MEP (2009–2014) 2012 presidential candidate
Pekka Haavisto	Independent (VIHR)	MP for Helsinki (1987–1995, since 2007) Minister for Foreign Affairs (2019–2023) Minister of the Environment and Development (1995–1999) Leader of the Green League (1993–1995) 2012 and 2018 presidential candidate
Jussi Halla-aho	Finns	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (since 2023) Leader of the Finns Party (2017–2021) MP for Helsinki (2011–2014, since 2019) MEP (2014–2019)
Hjallis Harkimo	Liik	Leader of the Movement Now(since 2018) MP for Uusimaa (since 2015)
Olli Rehn	Independent (Centre)	Governor of the Bank of Finland (since 2018) Minister of Economic Affairs (2015–2016) European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro (2010–2014) European Commissioner for Enlargement (2004–2010) MP for Helsinki (1991–1995, 2015–2017)
Alexander Stubb	National Coalition	43rd Prime Minister of Finland (2014–2015) Minister of Finance (2015–2016) Minister for European Affairs and Trade (2011–2014) Minister for Foreign Affairs (2008–2011) Leader of the National Coalition Party (2014–2016) MEP (2004–2008) MP for Uusimaa (2011–2017)
Jutta Urpilainen	SDP	European Commissioner for International Partnerships (since 2019) Minister of Finance (2011–2014) Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (2008–2014) MP for Vaasa (2003–2019)

Disqualified

Candidate name political party			Experience(s)
	Ano Turtiainen	VKK	MP for Southeast Finland (2019–2023)
	Paavo Väyrynen	Independent (tl)	MEP for Finland (2014–2018) Minister for Foreign Trade and International Development from (2007–2011) Minister of Labour (1976–1977) Minister of Education (1975–1976) MP for Lapland (1970–1991, 2007–2011) MP for Uusimaa (1991–1995) 1988, 1994, 2012, and 2018 presidential candidate

Polls

Poll source	Fieldwork dates
		Aaltola Ind.	Stubb NCP	Haavisto Greens	Halla-aho Finns	Rehn Centre	Urpilainen SDP	Andersson Left	Essayah KD	Harkimo Liik	Others	Don't know/Undecided
												Don't know/Undecided
Verian	20–21 Dec 2023	4%	24%	22%	13%	9%	5%	7%	2%	1%	–	9%
Tietoykkönen	5–13 Dec 2023	4%	23%	22%	11%	9%	6%	8%	1%	1%	2%	13%
Kantar Agri	15–20 Dec 2023	3%	23%	23%	12%	10%	6%	6%	2%	1%	–	14%
Taloustutkimus	27 Nov–7 Dec 2023	4%	31%	23%	10%	12%	7%	5%	2%	2%	2%	–
Tietoykkönen	14–23 Nov 2023	5%	21%	24%	10%	9%	4%	6%	?%	?%	?%	?%
Kantar Public	20–21 Nov 2023	5%	24%	20%	10%	10%	7%	7%	2%	1%	2%	11%

References

"Schedule for the 2024 presidential election". Vaalit. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
"Näkökulma: Punavihreä vs. porvari - onko jompikumpi heistä Suomen seuraava presidentti?". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-04-13.
Teivainen, Aleksi (2024-02-11). "Stubb beats Haavisto in Finland's closest-ever presidential election". Helsinki Times. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
"Schedule in the Presidential Election". Vaalit. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-27.

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[1] "Schedule for the 2024 presidential election". Vaalit. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[2] "Näkökulma: Punavihreä vs. porvari - onko jompikumpi heistä Suomen seuraava presidentti?". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-04-13.

[3] Teivainen, Aleksi (2024-02-11). "Stubb beats Haavisto in Finland's closest-ever presidential election". Helsinki Times. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

[4] "Schedule in the Presidential Election". Vaalit. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-27.