Yle poll: Left Alliance support reaches new heights, Finns Party rebound continues
The latest survey's biggest winner was the opposition Left Alliance.
A recent Yle poll reveals that Finland's Left Alliance has achieved record support levels, while the Finns Party has shown a rebound in popularity. The Social Democrat Party (SDP) remains Finland's most popular opposition party, but its voter support has decreased from previous peaks. The SDP has lost over a percentage point, now sitting at 22.6 percent, compared to last month and 3 percentage points since September 2025.
Leaving the SDP far behind, the Left Alliance experienced a significant rise in support, increasing by nearly 1.5 percentage points to 11.7 percent. This marks the party's highest-ever result among Yle's political surveys, which began in February 1994. The Left Alliance is gaining voters from both the Social Democrats and Greens, as well as from non-voters who supported the party in previous polls.
The National Coalition Party (NCP) has maintained its support at 17 percent, while the Finns Party has also shown an upward trend, increasing by 0.7 percentage points to 16.3 percent. The gap between the two largest parties in government, the NCP and Finns Party, has narrowed to just 0.7 percentage points.
The Centre Party, Finland's fourth most popular party, saw a slight rise in support, reaching 13.5 percent. The Greens, however, experienced a decline in support, losing 0.7 percentage points to 8.2 percent. Smaller parties, such as the Swedish People's Party, Christian Democrats, and Movement Now, have seen minimal changes in their support levels.
This poll, conducted by Taloustutkimus and commissioned by Yle, polled over 2,500 voting-age citizens in mainland Finland between August 10 and September 1, 2026. The margin of error is ±1.9 percentage points.
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