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 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
By region RegionForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalRegistered/votersTurnoutVotes%Votes%Åland5,88551.955,44448.0515411,48318,75261.24Central 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
A separate referendum was also held in the Åland Islands as it was a separate customs jurisdiction.
References
External links Doria.fi – Finland's EU referendum 1994 by Statistics Finland (PDF)