True Finns
Name in Finnish	Perussuomalaiset
Name in Swedish	Sannfinländarna
Leader	Timo Soini
Founded	1995
Headquarters	Mannerheimintie 40 B 56 FI-00100 HELSINKI
Political Ideology	Anti-EU, Helping poor Finns
Political Position	n/a
European Affiliation	n/a
International Affiliation	n/a
Colours	Yellow
Website	www.perussuomalaiset.fi (Finnish)
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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. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The party is known for its anti-EU stance. In the 2003 parliamentary elections, the party gained three seats. This victory has been attributed to the oratory skills of the party leader Timo Soini who has since become very popular in Finlnd as a representative of a true opposition which has not been the case in Finland for many years. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Timo Juhani Soini (born 30 May 1962 Rauma, Finland) is the leader of the True Finns party and, since 2003, a member of the Parliament of Finland. ...

Soini was True Finns party's candidate in the 2006 Presidential election. He finished fifth out of the eight candidates in the first round, with a vote share of 3.4%

Elections results

Presidential elections

Timo Juhani Soini (born 30 May 1962 Rauma, Finland) is the leader of the True Finns party and, since 2003, a member of the Parliament of Finland. ...

Parliament elections

Local council elections

European parliament elections

Leaders

• Raimo Vistbacka (1995-1997)
• Timo Soini (1997-)

Timo Juhani Soini (born 30 May 1962 Rauma, Finland) is the leader of the True Finns party and, since 2003, a member of the Parliament of Finland. ...

Historical background as Agrarian party

The founder of the party was Veikko Vennamo, leader of a faction in the Agrarian League (which was renamed to Centre Party in 1965). The relations of Veikko Vennamo and Agrarian League's strong man Urho Kekkonen were icy at best, and after Kekkonen was elected president in 1956 Vennamo decided to start a party on his own. Veikko Vennamo was a Finnish politician. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Finnish political parties | Nordic Agrarian parties ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 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. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Finnish Rural Party (fi: Suomen maaseudun puolue; SMP) started as a protest movement, with support from small farmers and the unemployed. The main carrying force was Vennamo, who was charismatic, a good orator and a skilled negotiator. The Rural Party gained at its best 18 seats in Finnish parliament (which has 200 seats) and sometimes even managed to join the cabinet. Veikko Vennamo's son, Pekka Vennamo, became the party leader when his father retired in the 1980s. Vennamo Junior had neither the charisma nor the oratory skills of his father. Other parties noticed this, and the Rural Party was taken again into the cabinet. A protest movement without a charismatic leader, burdened with ministers participating in unpopular coalitions, the party gradually lost its support.

Agricultural changes proved hard for small farmers, who sold their farms and moved to the cities. Communists and Social Democrats were more credible alternatives for the unemployed. Finally, the declining support of Rural Party forced Vennamo Junior to resign. Some of the members of parliament joined the Centre Party and others retired with Vennamo. The Communist Party of Finland (Finnish: Suomen kommunistinen puolue, Swedish: Finlands kommunistiska parti, abbreviated SKP) is a former political party endorsing communism in Finland. ... 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. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Finnish political parties | Nordic Agrarian parties ...

See also: Politics of Finland Finland has a primarily parliamentary system, although the president also has some notable powers. ...