Annex: Political parties in Finland
This article is a list of political parties in Finland, which includes all 21 national political parties in Finland and excludes provincial and local parties (such as Åland political parties). A party is defined as a political association whose existence is registered in the party register of the Ministry of Justice. Finnish law states that an association that meets certain conditions is eligible to become a political party free of charge.
Parliamentary parties
The 9 registered political parties that have representatives in the Finnish Parliament (Finnish: eduskunta) and/or in the European Parliament are shown, according to the last respective elections:
Party | Leader | Ideology | Parliament of Finland | Councils Municipalities | European Parliament | Foundation | ||
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Social Democratic Party Sosialidemokraattinen puolue Socialdemokratiska parti | SDP | Sanna Marin | Social Democracy | 40/200 | 1451/8859 | 2/14 | 1899 | |
Finnish Party Perussuomalaiset Sannfinländarna | PS | Riikka Purra | Nationalconserving Right Populism | 39/200 | 1351/8859 | 2/14 | 1995 | |
National Coalition Kokoomus Samlingspartiet | Kok. | Petteri Orpo | Liberalism Liberal conservatism | 38/200 | 1552/8859 | 3/14 | 1918 | |
Center Party Keskusta Centern | Kesk. | Annika Saarikko | Centrism Nordic agriculture | 31/200 | 2445/8859 | 2/14 | 1906 | |
Green League Vihreä liitto Gröna förbundet | Vihr. | Maria Ohisalo | Green policies Europe | 20/200 | 433/8859 | 3/14 | 1987 | |
Alliance of the Left Vasemmistoliitto Vänsterförbundet | You go. | Li Andersson | Democratic socialism Ecosocialism | 16/200 | 508/8859 | 1/14 | 1990 | |
Swedish People ' s Party Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue Svenska folkpartiet | RKP | Anna-Maja Henriksson | Socio-liberalism Swedish-Finland Interests | 9/200 | 463/8859 | 1/14 | 1906 | |
Christian Democrats Kristillisdemokraatit Kristdemokraterna | KD | Sari Essayah | Christian democracy Social conservatism | 5/200 | 311/8859 | 0/14 | 1958 | |
Movement now Liike Nyt Rörelse Nu | Liik. | Hjallis Harkimo | Direct democracy Economic liberalism | 1/200 | 49/8859 | 0/14 | 2018 | |
The power is of the people Valta kuuluu kansalle Makten tillhör folket | VKK | Ano Turtiainen | Direct democracy Russian affiliation | 1/200 | 0/8859 | 0/14 | 2021 |
Extra-parliamentary parties
Registered
The table shows the 12 parties that have not won seats in the Finnish Parliament or the European Parliament, but are registered as political parties in Finland.
Party | Leader | Ideology | Councils Municipalities | Foundation | ||
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Blue Reform Sininen tulevaisuus Blå framtid | No. | Kari Kulmala | Conservadurism Soft Euroscepticism | 4/8859 | 2017 | |
Communist Party of Finland Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue Finlands Kommunistiska Parti | SKP | Juha-Pekka Väisänen | Communism Marxism | 0/8859 | 1994 | |
Independence Party Itsenäisyyspuolue Självständighetspartiet | IPU | Henri Aitakari | Euroscepticism Economic democracy | 0/8859 | 1994 | |
Pirate Party Piraattipuolue Piratpartiet | P | Pekka Mustonen | Pirate policies Freedom of information | 0/8859 | 2008 | |
Crystal Party Kristallipuolue Kristall Parti | KP | Taru Vuorela | Spiritual values Alternative medicine Euroscepticism | 0/8859 | 2014 | |
Citizens’ Party Kansalaispuolue Medborgarpartiet | KP | Sami Kilpeläinen | Centrism Euroscepticism Decentralization | 0/8859 | 2016 | |
Feminist Party Feministinen puolue Feministiska partiet | FP | Katju Aro | Feminism Antiracism | 0/8859 | 2016 | |
Animal Justice Party Eläinoikeuspuolue Djurrättspartiet | EOP | Santeri Pienimäki | Rights of animals Well-being of animals | 0/8859 | 2016 | |
Liberal Party Liberaalipuolue Liberalpartiet | Lib. | Harri Kreus | Classical liberalism Economic liberalism | 0/8859 | 2016 | |
Movement Seven Stars Seitsemän tähden liike Sjustjärnerörelsen | TL | Seppo Hauta-aho | Independence No alignment Agrarismo | 0/8859 | 2018 | |
First the Finnish People Suomen Kansa Ensin | SKE | Riikka Salmi | Finnish nationalism Anti-Immigration | 0/8859 | 2018 | |
Open Party Avoin Puolue Öppna Partiet | AP | Petrus Pennanen | Direct democracy Economic liberalism | 0/8859 | 2020 |
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