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view • talk • edit | The Eduskunta (in Finnish), or the Riksdag (in Swedish), is the Parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in Parliament House (Eduskuntatalo; Riksdagshuset) in Helsinki. The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ...
Tarja Kaarina Halonen (IPA: ) (born December 24, 1943, in Helsinki, Finland) is the President of Finland. ...
The Prime Minister (Finnish Pääministeri, Swedish: Statsminister) is the head of government in Finland. ...
Matti Taneli Vanhanen ( ) (born November 4, 1955, in Jyväskylä) is the current Prime Minister of Finland, as well as Chairman of the Centre Party. ...
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland (in Finnish Ulkoasiainministeri, in Swedish Utrikesminister) handles Finlands Foreign affairs. ...
Erkki Tuomioja (born 1 July 1946) is the foreign affairs minister of Finland (since 2000). ...
The Council of State (Finnish: Valtioneuvosto, Swedish: Statsrådet) is Finlands cabinet; it directs the Government of 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 ...
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. ...
The 2007 Finnish parliamentary election was held on March 18, 2007. ...
The 2006 Finnish Presidential election saw the reelection of Tarja Halonen as President of Finland for a second six-year term. ...
Political parties in Finland lists political parties in Finland. ...
Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ...
The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ...
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. ...
Human rights in Finland are protected by extensive domestic safeguards, in addition to the countrys active membership in most international human rights treaties. ...
The European Union or EU is a supranational and international organization of 27 member states. ...
Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ...
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modelled after that of the United Kingdom. ...
For unicameral alphabets, see the article letter case. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ...
Eduskuntatalo The Eduskuntatalo (in Finnish), or the Riksdagshuset (in Swedish), is the building in which the Parliament of Finland meets. ...
Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ...
Constitution
Under the Constitution of Finland, the 200-member unicameral Parliament exercises supreme decision-making authority in Finland. Sovereignty belongs to the people and that power is vested in the Parliament. It passes legislation, decides on the state budget, approves international treaties and supervises the activities of the Government. It may alter the constitution, bring about the resignation of the Council of State, and override presidential vetoes; its acts are not subject to judicial review. Legislation may be initiated by the Council of State, or one of the members of the Eduskunta. To make changes to the Constitution, amendments must be approved twice by the Eduskunta, in two successive electoral periods with a general election held in between. For the constitution of the Grand Duchy of Finland see: Swedish Constitution of 1772 The Constitution of Finland (in Finnish, Suomen perustuslaki, or in Swedish, Finlands grundlag) is the supreme source of national law of Finland. ...
Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ...
The Council of State (Finnish: Valtioneuvosto, Swedish: Statsrådet) is Finlands cabinet; it directs the Government of Finland. ...
Judicial review is the power of a court to review a law or an official act of a government employee or agent for constitutionality or for the violation of basic principles of justice. ...
Members enjoy parliamentary immunity: without the Parliament's approval, members may not be prosecuted for anything they say in session or otherwise do in the course of parliamentary proceedings, or be arrested or detained except for serious offences. Parliamentary immunity is a system in which members of the parliament are granted partial immunity from prosecution. ...
Parliamentary elections The Eduskunta's 200 Representatives are elected directly by secret ballot on the basis of proportional representation. The electoral period is four years. Elections previously took two days but now are conducted on one day, the third Sunday in March.
Every citizen who is at least 18 years of age and is registered to vote by the election date is entitled to vote in general elections and with certain exceptions, such as military personnel on active duty and high judicial officials, can also stand for Parliament. Candidates are selected by party referendums or electoral organizations.
For the purpose of Parliamentary elections, Finland is divided into 16 electoral districts. The number of Representatives returned by each district depends on the population. Åland is an exception in that it always returns one Representative. The provincial state offices appoint an election board in each electoral district to prepare lists of candidates and to approve the election results. The Ministry of Justice is ultimately responsible for elections.
In each electoral district the total number of votes for each party, electoral alliance or joint list is reckoned and the candidate with the most votes in the party, electoral alliance or joint list is assigned this number as a reference figure. The figure for the candidate who comes in second is half the total, the figure for the candidate who comes in next is a third of the total etc. (This is known as the d'Hondt method). The final order of all the candidates in the district is thus determined on the basis of reference figures. Finland does not have an election threshold, nor does it provide for votes to be given to a party rather than an individual. The DHondt method (equivalent to Jeffersons method) is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. ...
In party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to get any seats in the parliament. ...
The President of Finland can call for an early election upon the proposal of the Prime Minister, after consultations with the parliamentary groups while Parliament is in session. This was formerly a not uncommon occurrence, particularly during the presidency of Urho Kekkonen, but since 1975, early elections have not been called and governments have regularly sat for whole electoral periods. The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ...
Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (September 3, 1900–August 31, 1986) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland (1950-1953, 1954-1956) and later as President of Finland (1956–1981) and is many times referred as first dictator of Finland. ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Although there is no set election threshold, many electoral districts have lost population in recent decades, and some now elect as few as six representatives, which in turn can create an effective threshold in those districts greater than 10 per cent (for unallied parties it can be 16.7 %), favouring major parties (the biggest district, Uusimaa, elects 34 representatives, with a treshold close to 2.5%). This problem has been quite widely recognized and discussed, and numerous committees have been set up to review options for a reform of the electoral system, but no general agreement on measures has been reached. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Formation of a Government The President consults the Speaker of Parliament and with representatives of the parliamentary groups about the formation of a new Council of State (Government). According to the constitution, the Eduskunta elects the Prime Minister, who is appointed to office by the President. Other ministers are appointed by the President on the Prime Minister’s proposal. The Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (Finnish Eduskunnan puhemies, Swedish Riksdagens talman), along with two Deputy Speakers, is elected by Parliament during the first plenary session each year. ...
The Prime Minister (Finnish Pääministeri, Swedish: Statsminister) is the head of government in Finland. ...
Before the Prime Minister is elected, the parliamentary groups negotiate on the political programme and composition of the Council of State. On the basis of the outcome of these negotiations, and after having consulted the Speaker of the Eduskunta and the parliamentary groups, the President informs the Eduskunta of the nominee for Prime Minister. The nominee is elected Prime Minister if this is supported by a majority of votes in the Eduskunta.
Sessions The annual session of Parliament generally begins in February and consists of two terms, the first from January until June, the second from September to December. At the start of an annual session, the nation’s political leaders and their guests attend a special worship service at Helsinki Cathedral, before the ceremonies continue at Parliament House, where the President formally opens the session. The Helsinki Cathedral The Helsinki Cathedral (in Finnish Helsingin tuomiokirkko) is an Evangelical Lutheran cathedral located in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. ...
On the first day of each annual session, the Eduskunta selects a Speaker and two Deputy Speakers from among its members. This election is chaired by the senior member in terms of age. The members who are elected to serve as Speaker and First and Second Deputy Speaker take the following solemn oath before Parliament; The Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (Finnish Eduskunnan puhemies, Swedish Riksdagens talman), along with two Deputy Speakers, is elected by Parliament during the first plenary session each year. ...
"I,..., affirm that in my office as Speaker I will to the best of my ability defend the rights of the people, Parliament and the government of Finland according to the Constitution."
At the beginning of each electoral term, committees are appointed to prepare matters. Each annual session of Parliament elects Finland’s delegations to the Nordic Council and the Council of Europe. Political map of the Nordic countries and associated islands. ...
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Ruling majority Finland's proportional representation system encourages a multitude of political parties and has resulted in many coalition-cabinets. Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box: A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...
In the parliamentary elections of 16 March 2003, there were two dominating parties: the Centre Party (KESK) got 55 seats, and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) got 53 seats, in the 200-seat Eduskunta. A new cabinet was formed by Centre and Social Democratic parties together with the Swedish People's Party. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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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 Swedish Peoples Party (Swedish: ; Finnish: ) is a Swedish speaking minority and mainly liberal party in Finland. ...
History
 The first session of the new Parliament in 1907 The Eduskunta was preceded by the Diet of Finland (maapäivät, later valtiopäivät), which had succeeded the Riksdag of the Estates in 1809. When the unicameral Parliament of Finland was established by the Parliament Act in 1906, Finland was an autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian Tsar, who ruled as constitutional Grand Duke of Finland, rather than as an absolute monarch. Universal suffrage and eligibility was implemented first in Finland. Women could both vote and run for office as equals, and this applied also to landless people with no excluded minorities. The first parliament had 17 women representatives, an unprecedented number at the time. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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The Porvoo Diet is opened by Alexander I The Diet of Finland (Finnish Suomen maapäivät, later valtiopäivät; Swedish Finlands Landtdagar), was the legislative assembly of the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1809 to 1906 and the heir of the powers of the Swedish Riksdag of the...
The Riksdag of the Estates, or Ståndsriksdagen, was the name used for the Estates of the Swedish realm, or Rikets ständer, when they were assembled. ...
Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Grand Duchy of Finland was a state that existed 1809–1917 as part of the Russian Empire. ...
Tsar (Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian цар, Russian , Croatian car, in scientific transliteration respectively car and car ), occasionally spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English, is a Slavonic term designating certain monarchs. ...
The title of Grand Duke (Latin, Magnus Dux; German, Großherzog, Russian, Великий князь) used in Slavic, Baltic, and Germanic countries, is ranked in honour below King but higher than a sovereign Duke (Herzog) or Prince (Fürst). ...
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Finland declared its independence on December 6, 1917 and in the winter of 1918 endured the tragic Finnish Civil War, after which monarchists and republicans struggled over the country's form of government. Finland became a republic in July 1919, but extensive powers were reserved for the President of Finland. December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 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 (see: 1917 Julian 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. ...
Combatants Whites: White Guards, German Empire, Swedish volunteers Reds: Red Guards, Russian SFSR Commanders C.G.E. Mannerheim Ali Aaltonen, Eero Haapalainen, Eino Rahja, Kullervo Manner Strength 80,000–90,000 Finns, 550 Swedish volunteers, 13,000 Germans[1] 80,000–90,000 Finns, 4,000–10,000 Russians[1...
Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...
The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ...
Parliament building Main Article: Eduskuntatalo Eduskuntatalo The Eduskuntatalo (in Finnish), or the Riksdagshuset (in Swedish), is the building in which the Parliament of Finland meets. ...
In 1923 a competition was held to choose a site for a new Parliament House. Arkadianmäki, a hill beside what is now Mannerheimintie, was chosen as the best site. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...
The architectural competition which was held in 1924 was won by the firm of Borg–Sirén–Åberg with a proposal called Oratoribus. Johan Sigfrid Sirén (1889–1961), who was mainly responsible for preparing the proposal, was given the task of designing Parliament House. The building was constructed 1926–1931 and was officially inaugurated on March 7, 1931. Ever since then, and especially during the Winter War and Continuation War, it has been the scene of many key moments in the nation's political life. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Eduskuntatalo (1931). ...
Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ...
1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...
March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (67th in leap years). ...
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Combatants Finland Soviet Union Commanders Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Kliment Voroshilov, later Semyon Timoshenko Strength 250,000 men 30 tanks 130 aircraft[1][2] 1,000,000 men 3,000 tanks 3,800 aircraft[3][4] Casualties 26,662 dead 39,886 wounded 1,000 captured[5] 226,875 dead...
Combatants Finland Germany Soviet Union Commanders C.G.E. Mannerheim Kirill Meretskov Leonid Govorov Strength 250,000 (total 530,000) Finns[1] + 100,000 (total 220,000) Germans 650,000 (total estimates 900,000-1,500,000) [2] Casualties 58,715 dead or missing 158,000 wounded 1,500 civilian...
Parliament House was designed in the classic style of the 1920s. The exterior is reddish Kalvola granite. The façade is lined by fourteen columns with Corinthian capitals. The first floor contains the main lobby, the Speaker’s reception rooms, the newspaper room, the Information Service, the Documents Office, the messenger centre, the copying room, and the restaurant and separate function rooms. At both ends of the lobby are marble staircases leading up to the fifth floor. The 1920s is a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...
The second or main floor is centred around the Session Hall. Its galleries have seats for the public, the media and diplomats. Also located on this floor are the Hall of State, the Speaker’s Corridor, the Government’s Corridor, the cafeteria and adjacent function rooms.
The third floor includes facilities for the Information Unit and the media and provides direct access to the press gallery overlooking the Session Hall. The Minutes Office and a number of committee rooms are also located here.
The fourth floor is reserved for committees. Its largest rooms are the Grand Committee Room and the Finance Committee Room. The fifth floor contains meeting rooms and offices for the parliamentary groups. Additional offices for the parliamentary groups are located on the sixth floor, along with facilities for the media.
Notable later additions to the building are the library annex completed in 1978 and a separate office block, the need for which was the subject of some controversy, completed in 2004. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Major political parties Main article: Political parties in Finland Political parties in Finland lists political parties in Finland. ...
The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) is mostly supported by the urban working class but it also has some support among small farmers, white-collar workers, and professionals. In the 1995 parliamentary elections, SDP gained a plurality in Finland's parliament with 28% of the vote. But as it won far less than an overall majority, a five-party governing coalition was formed, baptized the "Rainbow-coalition". In the 1999 general election, the SDP maintained its plurality with 22.9%, but the Centre Party came in as a near second with 22.4%. The coalition continued with little changes. 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. ...
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1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
The Leftist Alliance (LA), the SDP's rival on the left, gained 11% of the vote in 1995 and joined the SDP-led cabinet. In the 1999 elections it again got 11% of the vote, and remained in cabinet. The LA was formed in May 1990 and replaced the People's Democratic League, the group that represented the Finnish Communist Party in the Eduskunta. Political activity by Communists was legalized after the Continuation War in 1944. The Left Alliance (in Finnish: Vasemmistoliitto, ; in Swedish: Vänsterförbundet) is a political party in Finland. ...
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Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ...
Combatants Finland Germany Soviet Union Commanders C.G.E. Mannerheim Kirill Meretskov Leonid Govorov Strength 250,000 (total 530,000) Finns[1] + 100,000 (total 220,000) Germans 650,000 (total estimates 900,000-1,500,000) [2] Casualties 58,715 dead or missing 158,000 wounded 1,500 civilian...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
Finland's two other major parties are the Centre Party (Keskusta), traditionally representing rural interests, and the Conservative National Coalition (Kokoomus), which draws its major support from the business community and urban professionals. The Centre Party won nearly 20% and the National Coalition Party 18% of the vote in 1995. In the 1995 elections, they won 22.9% and 21% of the vote, respectively. The National Coalition Party were the second-largest party in the SDP-led coalition, which also included the Swedish People's Party and the Green League (which left the Rainbow-coalition after the decision to build a fifth nuclear reactor). Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Finnish political parties | Nordic Agrarian parties ...
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The National Coalition Party (Kansallinen Kokoomus or Samlingspartiet) is a political party in Finland. ...
The Swedish Peoples Party (Swedish: ; Finnish: ) is a Swedish speaking minority and mainly liberal party in Finland. ...
The Green League (Finnish: Vihreä liitto, Swedish: Gröna förbundet), is a green political party in Finland. ...
Election results 2007 After the Finnish Parliamentary elections on March 18, 2007, the seats were divided among eight parties as follows:[1] The 2007 Finnish parliamentary election was held on March 18, 2007. ...
March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
| Party | Votes | Seats | Net Gain/Loss | % of seats | % of votes | | Centre Party | 640,428 | 51 | –4
 | 25.5 | 23.1 | | National Coalition Party | 616,841 | 50 | +10
 | 25.0 | 22.3 | | Social Democratic Party | 594,194 | 45 | –8
| 22.5 | 21.4 | | Left Alliance | 244,296 | 17 | –2
| 8.5 | 8.8 | | Green League | 234,429 | 15 | +1
| 7.5 | 8.5 | | Christian Democrats | 134,790 | 7 | 0
 | 3.5 | 4.9 | | Swedish People's Party | 126,520 | 9 | +1
| 4.5 | 4.6 | | True Finns | 112,256 | 5 | +2
| 2.5 | 4.1 | | Communist Party | 18,277 | 0 | 0
| 0.0 | 0.7 | | Suomen Senioripuolue | 16,715 | 0 | 0
| 0.0 | 0.6 | | Itsenäisyyspuolue | 5,541 | 0 | 0
| 0.0 | 0.2 | | Finnish People's Blue-whites | 3,913 | 0 | 0
| 0.0 | 0.1 | | Liberals | 3,171 | 0 | 0
| 0.0 | 0.1 | | For the Poor | 2,521 | 0 | 0
| 0.0 | 0.1 | | Communist Workers Party | 2,007 | 0 | 0
| 0.0 | 0.1 | | Workers Party | 1,764 | 0 | 0
| 0.0 | 0.1 | | Others | 13,573 | 1* | 0
| 0.5 | 0.5 | *Province of Åland representative. The Centre Party (in Finnish: Suomen Keskusta, ) is a centrist political party in Finland. ...
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The National Coalition Party (Kansallinen Kokoomus or Samlingspartiet) is a political party in Finland. ...
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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. ...
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The Left Alliance (in Finnish: Vasemmistoliitto, ; in Swedish: Vänsterförbundet) is a political party in Finland. ...
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The Green League (Finnish: Vihreä liitto, Swedish: Gröna förbundet), is a green political party in Finland. ...
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The Christian Democrats (Kristillisdemokraatit or Kristdemokraterna) is a political party in Finland. ...
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The Swedish Peoples Party (Swedish: ; Finnish: ) is a Swedish speaking minority and mainly liberal party in Finland. ...
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True Finns (Perussuomalaiset in Finnish or Sannfinländarna in Swedish) is a small party in Finland, founded in 1995 on the ruins of The Finnish Rural Party. ...
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The Communist Party of Finland (Finnish: Suomen kommunistinen puolue, Swedish: Finlands kommunistiska parti, abbreviated SKP) is a former political party endorsing communism in Finland. ...
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The Finnish Peoples Blue-whites (Finnish: Suomen Kansan Sinivalkoiset; Swedish: Finlands Folkets Blåvita) is a Finnish political party with a far-right nationalist agenda, led by the controvesial political figure Olavi Mäenpää. The party was founded in 1993, but it didnt become a registered political party...
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Liberals (Liberaalit) is a free market liberal party in Finland. ...
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For Peace and Socialism - Communist Workers Party (KTP) is a political party in Finland. ...
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Motto: none Anthem: Ålänningens sång Capital Mariehamn Official languages Swedish Government Autonomous province - Governor Peter Lindbäck1 - Premier Roger Nordlund Autonomy - Declared 1920 - Recognized 19212 Accession to EU January 1, 19953 Area - Total 13,517 km² (n/a) 5,267 sq mi - Water (%) 89 Population - 2005 estimate 26...
See also The Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (Finnish Eduskunnan puhemies, Swedish Riksdagens talman), along with two Deputy Speakers, is elected by Parliament during the first plenary session each year. ...
Finland has a primarily parliamentary system, although the president also has some notable powers. ...
The Lagting, or Lagtinget, is the parliament of Ã…land, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland. ...
Finland is a republic with a representative democracy governed according to the principles of Parliamentarism. ...
The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ...
The Prime Minister (Finnish Pääministeri, Swedish: Statsminister) is the head of government in Finland. ...
External links - Parliament of Finland - Official site
- History of the Finnish Parliament
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