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Guest column

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11.12.2018

Finland celebrates centenary of women’s right to vote and stand in municipal elections

The extension of women’s suffrage and eligibility for election cannot be analysed separately from the fight for universal and equal suffrage in the Finnish national elections, for a unicameral Parliament and for Finland’s independence. The Finnish Parliament adopted the municipal laws granting women

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