National Coalition
Name in Finnish	Kansallinen Kokoomus
Name in Swedish	Samlingspartiet
Leader	Jyrki Katainen
Founded	1918
Headquarters	Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21 B 00100 HELSINKI
Political Ideology	Liberal conservatism
Political Position	Center-right
European Affiliation	European People's Party and European Democrat Union
International Affiliation	Christian Democrat and People's Parties International and International Democrat Union
Colours	Blue
Website	www.kokoomus.fi
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The National Coalition Party (Kansallinen Kokoomus or Samlingspartiet) is a political party in Finland. The party was founded on December 9, 1918, chiefly on the basis of the fennoman "Old-Finnish party". Today, the party is strongly Europhile. Finland has a primarily parliamentary system, although the president also has some notable powers. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Fennomans were the most important political movement in the 19th century Grand Duchy of Finland. ... A Europhile is a term for a person who wants to increase cooperation between governments within the European Union. ...

The Coalition Party is one of the three biggest parties in Finland, along with the Social Democrats and the Centre Party. Its vote share has been around 20% in the Parliamentary elections in the 1990s and in 2003, and it currently holds 40 out of the 200 seats. The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) is one of the most influential political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the Coalition Party. ... The Centre Party (Finnish: Suomen Keskusta) is a centrist political party in Finland. ... The Eduskunta (in Finnish), or the Riksdag (in Swedish), is the Parliament of Finland. ...

Ideology

Although the party is clearly run by coconuts, it harbours several different political currents, including social reformism (mainly in the Turku area), conservatism (mainly in northern Finland and Lapland), and liberalism (mainly in Helsinki). It is the one party most suspicious of the governmental bureaucracies and the political process interfering with business, championing the transfer of power above the parties, letting the entrepreneurial spirit flow freely. As regards traditional morality and established family institutions, it has had trouble reconciling staunch support for traditional family values and the liberal views of some of its members. Province Western Finland Region Finland Proper Sub-region Turku City manager Mikko Pukkinen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 311th 245. ... This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... National anthem Sámi soga lávlla Languages Sami, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian Area ca. ... Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... Founded 1550 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ...

History

Up to the Bolshevist revolution in Russia, November 7th 1917, and the German Empire's dissolution, November 9th 1918, there existed two fennoman factions: one leaning towards Imperial Russia, and one leaning towards Imperial Germany. After 1917 most of them could unite in the National Coalition Party, and further tensions hovered around the degree of scepticism towards the Entente, the League of Nations, Democracy, multi party systems and Parliamentarism. Kokoomus was the party having the closest ties with the emerging Lapua Movement. Bolshevik Party Meeting. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... European military alliances in 1915. ... The Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, built between 1929 and 1938, was constructed as the Leagues headquarters. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... Lapua Movement (Lapuan liike) was a political movement in Finland, started in 1929, initially dominated by ardent anti-communist nationalists, emphasizing the legacy of the nationalist activism, the White Guards and the Civil War in Finland, however soon turning into more of a Fascist movement. ...

The party suffered division in the 1930s, in connection with the domestic Lapua Movement and the international fascism, when the Patriotic People's Movement (IKL) was formed of members disapproving Paasikivi's outspoken pro-democratic line. IKL was later banned. Paasikivi's democracy-line was taken up again by the party leader Edwin Linkomies, Prime Minister 1943-1944 during the Continuation War, who however lost the party-group's confidence and wasn't re-elected as chairman. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Fascism is a radical political ideology that combines elements of corporatism, authoritarianism, nationalism, militarism, anti-anarchism, anti-communism and anti-liberalism. ... The Finnish Patriotic Peoples Movement, Isänmaallinen kansanliike (usually abbreviated to IKL), was the successor to the semi-fascist Lapua Movement. ... Juho Kusti Paasikivi (November 27, 1870 – December 14, 1956) was President of Finland from 1946 to 1956. ... Democracy (literally rule by the people, from the Greek demos, people, and kratos, rule) is a form of government for a nation state, or for an organization in which all the citizens have a vote or voice in shaping policy. ... Edwin Linkomies (1894–1963, until 1928 Edwin Flinck) was Prime Minister of Finland March 1943 to August 1944, and therefore one of the seven politicians on Soviet demands convicted to 5½ years in prison as allegedly responsible for the Continuation War. ... The Prime Minister (Finnish Pääministeri, Swedish: Statsminister) is the head of government in Finland. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... The Continuation War or War of Continuation (Finnish: , Swedish: ) June 25, 1941-September 19, 1944, was the war that was fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II. The United Kingdom declared war on Finland on December 6, 1941, but did not participate actively. ...

A minor division in the 1950s led to the formation of the Christian Democrats. The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ... The Christian Democrats (Kristillisdemokraatit or Kristdemokraterna) is a political party in Finland. ...

The current party chairman is Jyrki Katainen, who was elected as for the post in 2004. Jyrki Katainen (b. ...

Former party chairman is Ville Itälä, who in the general elections in 2003 obtained the second highest count of individual votes (21,422) of all candidates. After his term in office as party chairman he was a candidate in the European Parliament election. He was also elected as an Member of the European Parliament. Ville Itälä (b. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sign in the entrance of the European Parliament building in Brussels, written in all the official languages used in the European Union as of July 2006 The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the Strasbourg building The European Parliament building in Brussels The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ...

In March 2005, Sauli Niinistö announced his candidature for the Finnish Presidency. He challenged the incumbent President Tarja Halonen. He qualified for the second round runoff (as one of the top two candidates in the first round), held on 29 January 2006, but was defeated by the sitting President Tarja Halonen with 51.8 % against 48.2 %. Niinistö has said he has no plans to take any high-ranking political job like the prime ministership in the future. ^[1] Sauli Niinistö Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (born August 24, 1948, Salo, Finland) is a Director at the European Investment Bank, a lawyer, former Finnish finance minister and was the Kokoomus candidate in the 2006 presidential election. ... The 2006 Finnish Presidential election saw the reelection of Tarja Halonen as President of Finland for a second six-year term. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... Tarja Kaarina Halonen (born December 24, 1943) is the President of Finland. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prime Minister (Finnish Pääministeri, Swedish: Statsminister) is the head of government in Finland. ...

List of party Chairmen

• Hugo Suolahti (1918–1919
• Eemil Nestor Setälä (1920)
• Antti Tulenheimo (1921–1924)
• Hugo Suolahti (1925)
• Kyösti Haataja (1926–1932)
• Paavo Virkkunen (1932–1933)
• Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1934–1936)
• Pekka Pennanen (1936–1942)
• Edwin Linkomies (1943–1944)
• K. F. Lehtonen (1945)
• Arvo Salminen (1946–1954)
• Jussi Saukkonen (1955–1965)
• Juha Rihtniemi (1965–1971)
• Harri Holkeri (1971–1979)
• Ilkka Suominen (1979–1991)
• Pertti Salolainen (1991–1994)
• Sauli Niinistö (1994–2001)
• Ville Itälä (2001–2004)
• Jyrki Katainen(2004–)

Eemil Nestor Setälä, (1864–1935) was the acting head of state of Finland from November 7, 1917 to November 15, 1917. ... Antti Agathon Tulenheimo, (December 4, 1879 – September 3, 1952) was a Finnish politician from the Coalition Party who served as Prime Minister of Finland in 1925. ... Juho Kusti Paasikivi (November 27, 1870 – December 14, 1956) was President of Finland from 1946 to 1956. ... Edwin Linkomies (1894–1963, until 1928 Edwin Flinck) was Prime Minister of Finland March 1943 to August 1944, and therefore one of the seven politicians on Soviet demands convicted to 5½ years in prison as allegedly responsible for the Continuation War. ... Harri Hermanni Holkeri (born January 6, 1937 in Oripää) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus) who was Prime Minister of Finland 1987-1991, speaker of the UN General Assembly 2000-2001 and headed UNMIK. The current head is Søren Jessen-Petersen. ... Sauli Niinistö Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (born August 24, 1948, Salo, Finland) is a Director at the European Investment Bank, a lawyer, former Finnish finance minister and was the Kokoomus candidate in the 2006 presidential election. ... Ville Itälä (b. ... Jyrki Katainen (b. ...

Prominent party leaders

• Lauri Ingman - Prime Minister of Finland 1918-1919 and 1924-1925, Archbishop of Turku 1930-1934
• Antti Tulenheimo - Prime Minister of Finland 1925
• Pehr Evind Svinhufvud - President of Finland 1931-1937
• Edwin Linkomies - Prime Minister of Finland 1943-1944
• Juho Kusti Paasikivi - President of Finland 1946-1956, Prime Minister of Finland 1944-1946
• Harri Holkeri - Prime Minister of Finland 1987-1991

Lauri Ingman (1868-1934) was a Finnish theologian, clergyman and politician. ... The Archbishop of Turku, or the Archbishop of Åbo is the head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. ... Antti Agathon Tulenheimo, (December 4, 1879 – September 3, 1952) was a Finnish politician from the Coalition Party who served as Prime Minister of Finland in 1925. ... Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad (December 15, 1861 – February 29, 1944) was the President of Finland from 1931 to 1937. ... Edwin Linkomies (1894–1963, until 1928 Edwin Flinck) was Prime Minister of Finland March 1943 to August 1944, and therefore one of the seven politicians on Soviet demands convicted to 5½ years in prison as allegedly responsible for the Continuation War. ... Juho Kusti Paasikivi (November 27, 1870 – December 14, 1956) was President of Finland from 1946 to 1956. ... Harri Hermanni Holkeri (born January 6, 1937 in Oripää) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus) who was Prime Minister of Finland 1987-1991, speaker of the UN General Assembly 2000-2001 and headed UNMIK. The current head is Søren Jessen-Petersen. ...

External links

• National Coalition Party - Official site

References

1. ^ YLE