Kymi was an

electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

represented in the Finnish ''

Eduskunta The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...

'' (parliament). It covered the administrative regions of

South Karelia South Karelia (or ''Southern Karelia'', ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia, South Savo and North Karelia, as well as Russia (Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast). Hist ...

and

Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso (; ; "Kymi River, Kymi/Kymmene Valley") is a Regions of Finland, region in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijät-Häme, Southern Savonia, South Savo and South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast). Its name means lit ...

in south-eastern Finland, with a combined population of about 322,000 (). Kymi elected 12 members of the ''Eduskunta''. In 2013, the district was merged with

Southern Savonia South Savo (or Southern Savonia; ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area of South Savo ...

to form the new Southeast Finland district. The constituency was largely urban and traditionally working-class. The largest party in the 2003 election was the

Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland ( , SDP, nicknamed: ''demarit'' in Finnish; , SD) is a social democratic political party in Finland. It is the third-largest party in the Parliament of Finland with a total of 43 seats. Founded in 1899 as ...

Former members of parliament 2007–2013

* Sinikka Hurskainen (SDP) * Jyri Häkämies (Kok.) * Anneli Kiljunen (SDP) *

Valto Koski Valto Kalevi Koski (born 23 January 1939 in Jaala) is a Finnish plumber and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1995 to 2011, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland ...

(SDP) * Jari Larikka (Kok.) * Markku Laukkanen (Kesk.) * Reijo Paajanen (Kok.) * Sirpa Paatero (SDP) * Markku Pakkanen (Kesk.) * Sari Palm (KD) * Kimmo Tiilikainen (Kesk.) * Pentti Tiusanen (Vas) * KD = Christian Democrats * Kesk. =

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* Kok. = National Coalition * SDP =

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* Vas. = Left Alliance * Vihr. = Greens

Old election results

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kymi (electoral district) Former Parliament of Finland electoral districts South Karelia Kymenlaakso

Former members of parliament 2007–2013

Old election results

See also

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