Political Behaviour in Contemporary Finland: Studies of Voting and Campaigning in a Candidate-Oriented...

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Åsa von Schoultz (University of Helsinki, Finland) Kim Strandberg (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)

Political Behaviour in Contemporary Finland

Studies of Voting and Campaigning in a Candidate-Oriented Political System

Åsa von Schoultz (University of Helsinki, Finland), Kim Strandberg (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)

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Routledge
30 July 2025

Regional studies; Social & political philosophy; Elections & referenda; Political structures: democracy; Political parties

Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

This book presents a comprehensive overview of Finnish electoral democracy, expertly detailing both its typical representation of a stable European party democracy and its particularities such as a personalized electoral system, a fragmented party system with tradition of grand government coalitions and its sensitive geopolitical location.

Using the Finnish National Election Study as a basis, it analyses how voters act and react in an electoral democracy characterized by a high degree of competition between and within parties, yet a democracy in which the possibility for voters to hold governments accountable for their actions is weak, leading to interesting tensions within the system and influences on how voters relate to and engage in politics. This book not only describes these patterns but also provides the reader with thorough explanations and interpretations from a team of expert contributors.

This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of Finnish politics, Nordic/Scandinavian politics and studies, political behaviour, electoral studies, public opinion and more broadly to comparative politics and democracy.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution‑Non Commercial‑No Derivatives (CC‑BY‑NC‑ND) 4.0 license.

Edited by: Åsa von Schoultz (University of Helsinki Finland), Kim Strandberg (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032589541
ISBN 10: 103258954X
Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 30 July 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Åsa von Schoultz is Professor of Political Science at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and the Director of the Finnish National Election Study. Kim Strandberg is Professor of Political Science and Political Communication at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.