Uusimaa (electoral district)

Uusimaa is an electoral district represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). It covers the administrative region of Uusimaa, excluding the city of Helsinki, which forms its own constituency (see Helsinki (electoral district)). Uusimaa currently elects 35 members of the Eduskunta, which makes it the largest electoral district.

The constituency is almost entirely urban, as it is centred on Helsinki, the capital and the largest city in Finland. Even though the city proper is not part of the constituency, much of the area falls under the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area. The largest party in the 2011 election was the National Coalition Party.

2003–2007 members of parliament

See also

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