Matti Vanhanen's first cabinet

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Matti Vanhanen's cabinet (June 24, 2003 - ) was the 69th cabinet of Finland. The previous cabinet, Anneli Jäätteenmäki's Cabinet lasted only for 69 days, and it fell because of the Iraq-gate scandal.

The Vanhanen cabinet was a coalition comprising the Social Democrats (SDP), the Centre Party (KESK) and the Swedish People's Party (SFP). The lineup differed from the previous cabinet only in that Seppo Kääriäinen was named Minister of Defence while Matti Vanhanen took over the post of Prime Minister of Finland.

The Social Democratic Party announced on September 9, 2005 a reshuffle of its cabinet ministers. The switch took effect on September 23, 2005. SDP chairman Eero Heinäluoma, elected as party head in June 2005, became the new Finance Minister and Susanna Huovinen became the new Minister of Transport and Communications. To make room for Mr. Heinäluoma, Antti Kalliomäki moved from Finance to Education with the former Minister of Education Tuula Haatainen becaming the Minister of Social Affairs and Health (formerly Sinikka Mönkäre). To accommodate Ms. Huovinen in the cabinet, former Minister of Transport and Communications Leena Luhtanen took the position of the Minister of Justice (formerly Johannes Koskinen).

The cabinet was replaced by Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet on April 19, 2007.