2021 Finns Party leadership election
# 2021 Finns Party leadership election

The 2021 Finns Party leadership election (Finnish: Perussuomalaisten puheenjohtajavaalit 2021) was held in Jyväskylä, Finland, on 14 August 2021. All members of the party who had paid their subscription were allowed to vote in the election.

In June 2021, the incumbent party chair Jussi Halla-aho, who had led the party since 2017, informed that he would not run for re-election as chairman of the party, but would continue his role in parliament and his municipality.

Riikka Purra won the election in the first round with over 50% of the vote.

## Candidates

* Riikka Purra, MP for Uusimaa
* Sakari Puisto, MP for Pirkanmaa
* Ossi Tiihonen, councillor in Lohja
* Kristiina Ilmarinen, MP candidate for Finland Proper in 2019, economist based in Salo

## Opinion polls

| Poll source | Survey dates | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poll source | Survey dates | Riikka Purra | Sakari Puisto | Juho Eerola | Vilhelm Junnila | Undecided |
| Yle poll | 17 July 2021 | 65% | 16% | 2% | 2% | |

## Results

Riikka Purra was elected party leader, earning 63.76% of valid votes. A few months after the election, in December 2021, Ossi Tiihonen left PS and applied to join Power Belongs to the People.

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - |
| Riikka Purra | 774 | 63.76% |
| Sakari Puisto | 252 | 20.76% |
| Ossi Tiihonen | 181 | 14.91% |
| Kristiina Ilmarinen | 7 | 0.58% |
| Total valid votes | 1,214 | 100.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 88 | 6.76 |
| Total votes cast | 1,302 | 100.00 |
