1994 Finnish European Union membership referendum

none Should Finland become a member of the European Union in accordance with the negotiated agreement (accession agreement)? 1994 10 16 y Finland 1,620,726 1,228,261 12,854 4,042,607 1994 Finnish referendum results en.svg 170 electoral district An advisory referendum on joining the European Union was held in Finland on 16 October 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p606 978-3-8329-5609-7 56.9% of voters approved of the proposal, with a voter turnout of 70.8%.Nohlen & Stöver, p613 Due to having its own customs jurisdiction, a separate referendum was held in Åland a month later, and was also approved.Åland-Inseln (Finnland), 20. November 1994: Beitritt zur EU Direct Democracy As of 2026, this was the most recent referendum in Finland. Party policies Position Political partiesYes Centre Party Social Democratic Party National Coalition Party Swedish People's Party of Finland Liberal People's Party NoFinnish Rural Party Finnish Christian League NeutralLeft Alliance Green League Results 1620726 2848987 1228261 4042607 12854 Yes No European Election Database By region RegionForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalRegistered/votersTurnoutVotes%Votes%Ålandreference_name_A a a5,88551.955,44448.0515411,48318,75261.24Central Finland66,81347.5673,66352.44586141,062195,49072.16Central Ostrobothnia17,03642.7522,81557.2517440,02552,36176.44Eastern Uusimaa30,76063.4617,70836.5424048,70864,54575.46Kainuu18,01635.5532,66364.4520150,88071,86270.80Kymenlaakso72,17366.2336,80733.77459109,439150,49272.72Lapland51,11747.4256,67552.28413108,205149,71872.27North Karelia42,91947.9946,51652.0137489,809134,30266.87Northern Ostrobothnia82,65846.0296,96153.98832180,451249,93272.20North Savo65,12748.2169,96051.79501135,588197,17168.77Ostrobothnia50,31850.7648,81749.2456899,703129,83276.79Päijät-Häme68,59661.9442,14738.06478111,221152,13673.11Pirkanmaa134,71954.77111,24845.231,213247,180330,29774.84Satakunta70,54150.4869,19249.52667140,400189,00274.28South Karelia49,72263.6228,43236.3833078,484109,17871.89Southern Ostrobothnia43,94538.9468,91061.06417113,272150,58575.22South Savo49,26854.4841,16745.5238190,816133,86167.84Southwest Finland140,20956.62107,42243.381,170248,801330,64475.25Kanta-Häme53,12556.8940,25843.1151493,897126,24574.38Uusimaa493,81170.83203,33329.173,117700,261899,71877.83Overseas13,96863.238,12336.776522,156206,48410.73Total1,620,72656.891,228,26143.1112,8542,861,8414,042,60770.79Source: European Election Database reference_name_A a a A separate referendum was also held in the Åland Islands as it was a separate customs jurisdiction. References Further reading Tilastokeskus EU-kansanäänesty 1994 Finland's EU referendum Helsinki 1994 fi sv en https://otos.stat.fi/bitstreams/7d0b0d27-de98-4c17-b7fc-29a01c7340f4/download 951-47-8737-4 External links Doria.fi – Finland's EU referendum 1994 by Statistics Finland (PDF) fi Finland Category:1994 in Finland 1994 Category:Referendums related to European Union accession Category:October 1994 in Europe Category:Finland and the European Union