The parliamentary elections will be held in the spring of 2027. How many candidates will there be from Hanko?
In the last parliamentary elections, Hanko was represented by Pertti Ruuska (PS), Linda Westerlund (SDP), Fredrik Rantala (RKP), and Sture Fjäder (KOK)
With the election about a year away, all the political parties are beginning to nominate their candidates for Parliament. As a media outlet based in Hanko, we want to keep track of how many candidates will be nominated from Hanko.
The candidates we are aware of for the upcoming parliamentary elections:
On Saturday, March 21, 2026,the Uusimaa District Conference of the SDPnominated Sami Laine, a resident of Hanko, as a candidate for Parliament. Sami is the chair of the Hanko SDP and the chair of the city council.
The Hanko branch of the Finns Partyhas published a press release on its website announcing that Pertti Ruuska will be a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The Finns Party’s district board has not yet given its final approval.
Edvard Lindfors, Chairman of the City Board, has been nominated as the Swedish People’s Party’s candidatefor the parliamentary elections. Lindfors is also active in the Swedish People’s Party Youth as Chair of the Environmental Policy Committee and Vice Chair of the Uusimaa District of the Swedish People’s Party Youth.
We have not yet received any other nominations.