The Social Democratic Party has strengthened its position as Finland’s most popular party, according to a new opinion poll published by Yle, even as the party faced weeks of public scrutiny over allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
Support for the SDP rose to 25.0 per cent in the latest survey, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from the previous measurement. The gap to the second-placed National Coalition Party has grown to more than six percentage points.
The National Coalition Party, which leads the current government, slipped to 18.8 per cent after a fall of 0.8 points. The Centre Party moved into third place with 14.3 per cent, overtaking the Finns Party, whose support dropped by 1.8 points to 13.3 per cent, the largest decline among all parties.
The SDP’s increase came despite ongoing media coverage of harassment and inappropriate conduct allegations linked to individual party figures.
Among mid-sized parties, the Left Alliance continued a steady upward trend. Support reached 11.1 per cent.
Support for other parties showed smaller changes. The Greens fell to 7.9 per cent. The Swedish People’s Party rose to 3.8 per cent. The Christian Democrats stood at 3.4 per cent. The Movement Now party reached 1.0 per cent. Other parties accounted for 1.4 per cent.
The poll was carried out by Taloustutkimus between 12 January and 3 February. More than 2,400 people were interviewed through phone calls and an online panel.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled for spring 2027.
HT