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- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 abstract "Presidential elections were held in Finland on 16 January 1994, with a second round on 6 February. It was the first time the President had been solely elected by a popular vote and saw Martti Ahtisaari defeat Elisabeth Rehn in the second round. Voter turnout was 78.4% in the first round and 78.7% in the second. This was an open presidential election, because the two-term Finnish President, Mauno Koivisto, had refused to seek a third term. His popularity had also clearly declined since Finland entered into a deep economic recession in 1991. Martti Ahtisaari, a former primary school teacher and a long-time United Nations diplomat, emerged as the frontrunner after winning the Social Democratic presidential primary in the spring of 1993. Having lived abroad for many years during his diplomatic career, he was at first largely unknown to most Finnish voters. On the other hand, he appeared not to be tainted with political scandals or allegations of opportunism, contrary to some of his opponents, especially the Centre Party presidential candidate, Paavo Väyrynen. This was also the first Finnish presidential election to include a popular female candidate. Elisabeth Rehn, the small Swedish People's Party's presidential candidate, appealed to voters through her reputation as a diligent, caring and sincere woman. She was serving as Defence Minister during the election.Rehn's popularity rose dramatically in early January 1994, helping her defeat her two major bourgeois rivals, Väyrynen and the National Coalition candidate, Raimo Ilaskivi. Väyrynen bitterly blamed the media for scheming to make his support appear to be falling just before the first round of voting. Some Finns voted tactically for Rehn on the first round to eliminate Väyrynen from the second round. Ahtisaari and Rehn agreed on many issues, such as Finland's intention to become a member of the European Union. They disagreed partly on economic issues, with Ahtisaari favouring more economic stimulation and Rehn viewing increased economic stimulus sceptically. The three-week period between the first and second rounds of voting saw Ahtisaari's support rise significantly, and during the final week of campaigning opinion polls showed him leading Rehn (see, for example, Timo Vihavainen, "The Welfare Finland" (Hyvinvointi-Suomi), pgs. 902-903 in Seppo Zetterberg et al., eds., A Small Giant of the Finnish History / Suomen historian pikkujättiläinen. Helsinki: WSOY, 2003; Olavi Jouslehto&Jaakko Okker, From Tamminiemi To Mäntyniemi (Tamminiemestä Mäntyniemeen), pgs. 140-155. Porvoo: WSOY, 2000; Tapani Ruokanen, On a Journey: Martti Ahtisaari's Story / Matkalla. Martti Ahtisaaren tarina. Helsinki: Otava Ltd., 2009, pgs. 182-191, 197-200, 204-205, 247-256; What-Where-When: A Citizen's Yearbook (Mitä-Missä-Milloin - Kansalaisen vuosikirja) 1994 and 1995. Helsinki: Otava Ltd., 1993 and 1994).".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 country Finland.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 startDate "1994-02-06".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 thumbnail Martti_Ahtisaari.jpg?width=300.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 title "Finnish presidential election, 1994".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 wikiPageID "22096401".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 wikiPageRevisionID "581497667".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 afterElection Martti_Ahtisaari.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 afterParty "Social Democratic Party of Finland".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 beforeElection Mauno_Koivisto.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 beforeParty "Social Democratic Party of Finland".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 country "Finland".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 electionDate "1994-02-06".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 electionName "Finnish presidential election, 1994".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 hasPhotoCollection Finnish_presidential_election,_1994.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 image "132".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 image "150".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 nextElection "Finnish presidential election, 2000".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 nextYear "2000".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 nominee Elisabeth_Rehn.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 nominee Martti_Ahtisaari.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 ongoing "no".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 party "Social Democratic Party of Finland".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 party "Swedish People's Party of Finland".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 percentage "461".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 percentage "539".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 popularVote "1.476".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 popularVote "1.723".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 previousElection "Finnish presidential election, 1988".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 previousYear "1988".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 title "President".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 type "presidential".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 subject Category:1994_elections_in_Europe.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 subject Category:1994_in_Finland.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 subject Category:Presidential_elections_in_Finland.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 type Election.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 type Event.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 type SocietalEvent.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 type Event.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 type Event.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 type Thing.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 comment "Presidential elections were held in Finland on 16 January 1994, with a second round on 6 February. It was the first time the President had been solely elected by a popular vote and saw Martti Ahtisaari defeat Elisabeth Rehn in the second round. Voter turnout was 78.4% in the first round and 78.7% in the second. This was an open presidential election, because the two-term Finnish President, Mauno Koivisto, had refused to seek a third term.".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 label "Elezioni presidenziali finlandesi del 1994".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 label "Finnish presidential election, 1994".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 label "Präsidentschaftswahl in Finnland 1994".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 label "Élection présidentielle finlandaise de 1994".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 label "Президентские выборы в Финляндии (1994)".
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 sameAs Präsidentschaftswahl_in_Finnland_1994.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 sameAs Élection_présidentielle_finlandaise_de_1994.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 sameAs Elezioni_presidenziali_finlandesi_del_1994.
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- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 wasDerivedFrom Finnish_presidential_election,_1994?oldid=581497667.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 depiction Martti_Ahtisaari.jpg.
- Finnish_presidential_election,_1994 isPrimaryTopicOf Finnish_presidential_election,_1994.