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Finland has a primarily parliamentary system, although the president also has some notable powers. ... Finland’s basic foreign policy goal, from the end of the Continuation War with the U.S.S.R. in 1944 until 1991, was to avoid great-power conflicts and to build mutual confidence with the Soviet Union. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... The Eduskunta (in Finnish), or the Riksdag (in Swedish), is the Parliament of Finland. ... The Prime Minister (Finnish Pääministeri, Swedish: Statsminister) is the head of government in Finland. ... Politics of Finland See also [[List of political parties in Åland|political parties in Åland]]. Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Finland | Finnish politics ... Finland is a republic with a representative democracy governed according to the principles of Parliamentarism. ... Political parties in Finland lists political parties in Finland. ... Constitutional-Fennoman Party or Party of Young Finns (in Finnish, Nuorsuomalainen Puolue) was in the last decades of autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland the liberal-minded bourgeoisie party, which opposed Russification efforts. ... The National Progressive Party (Kansallinen Edistyspuolue) was a liberal political party in Finland from 1918 to 1951. ... The Coat of Arms of Finland were granted at the burial of Gustav Vasa in 1560 and still remain the arms of the Republic of Finland. ... Liberals (Liberaalit) is a free market liberal party in Finland. ... The Swedish Assembly of Finland (Svenska Finlands Folkting or Folktinget) is a semi-official body representing the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. ... The Constitution of Finland defines the government and its shape, the relationship between the different topmost branches of the commonwealth and the rights of the individual. ... The Council of State (Finnish: Valtioneuvosto, Swedish: StatsrÃ¥det) is Finlands cabinet; it directs the Government of Finland. ... The 2006 Finnish Presidential election saw the reelection of Tarja Halonen as President of Finland for a second six-year term. ... The 2003 Finnish parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 16 March 2003, with the aim of determining the composition of the Finnish parliament, or Eduskunta, for the parliamentary period between 2003 and 2007. ... International governmental elections in 2006. ... Human rights in Finland are protected by extensive domestic safeguards, in addition to the countrys active membership in most international human rights treaties. ...


 

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