List of Prime Ministers of Finland

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This is a list of Prime Ministers of Finland since the establishment of that office in 1917.

Contents 1 History 2 List of Prime Ministers 3 Interim Prime Ministers 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

History

In 1918, the Finnish Senate was transformed into the Council of State (or cabinet) of Finland, and the position of Vice-Chairman of the Economic Division of the Senate was transformed into that of a Prime Minister. Kesäranta (in Swedish Villa Bjälbo), located in the Meilahti area of Helsinki, has been the official residence of the Prime Minister of Finland since 1919.

Since its independence (declared on 6 December 1917), Finland has had 72 cabinets,^[1] including the current one, the longest lasting being the two cabinets of Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen, both lasting 1,464 days.

Before the 1980s cabinets tended to be shortlived: the President was the most important political figure and he had the right to form a new cabinet whenever he wanted. From the 1980s onwards cabinets have tended to serve full terms (although the Prime Minister may have changed midterm in a few cases, most of the other cabinet has remained nearly unchanged) and the Prime Minister has become more powerful a figure than the President. Under the current constitution the Prime Minister is chosen by the Parliament and only appointed by the President.

List of Prime Ministers

Nº	Name (Born-Died)	Portrait	Term of office		Party	Election	Cabinet
1	Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861–1944)		27 November 1917	27 May 1918	Finnish Party (SP)	1917	1. Svinhufvud I SP–NSP–ML–RKP
2	Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870–1956)		27 May 1918	27 November 1918	Finnish Party (SP)	—	2. Paasikivi I SP/Kok.–NSP/Ed.–ML–RKP
3	Lauri Ingman (1868–1934)		27 November 1918	17 April 1919	National Coalition Party (Kok.)	—	3. Ingman I Kok.–Ed.–RKP
4	Kaarlo Castrén (1860–1938)		17 April 1919	15 August 1919	National Progressive Party (Ed.)	1919	4. K.Castrén ML–Ed.–RKP
5	Juho Vennola (1872–1938)		15 August 1919	15 March 1920	National Progressive Party (Ed.)	—	5. Vennola I ML–Ed.
6	Rafael Erich (1879–1946)		15 March 1920	9 April 1921	National Coalition Party	—	6. Erich Kok.–ML–Ed.–RKP
(5)	Juho Vennola (1872–1938)		9 April 1921	2 June 1922	National Progressive Party (Ed.)	—	7. Vennola II ML–Ed.
7	Aimo Cajander (1879–1943)		2 June 1922	14 November 1922	none (caretaker cabinet)	1922	8. Cajander I
8	Kyösti Kallio (1873–1940)		14 November 1922	18 January 1924	Agrarian League (ML)	—	9. Kallio I ML–Ed.
(7)	Aimo Cajander (1879–1943)		18 January 1924	31 May 1924	none (caretaker cabinet)	1924	10. Cajander II
(3)	Lauri Ingman (1868–1934)		31 May 1924	31 March 1925	National Coalition Party (Kok.)	—	11. Ingman II Kok.–ML–Ed., RKP
9	Antti Tulenheimo (1879–1952)		31 March 1925	31 December 1925	National Coalition Party (Kok.)	—	12. Tulenheimo Kok.–ML
(8)	Kyösti Kallio (1873–1940)		31 December 1925	13 December 1926	Agrarian League (ML)	—	13. Kallio II ML–Kok.
10	Väinö Tanner (1881–1966)		13 December 1926	17 December 1927	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	—	14. Tanner SDP
11	Juho Sunila (1875–1936)		17 December 1927	22 December 1928	Agrarian League (ML)	1927	15. Sunila I ML
12	Oskari Mantere (1874–1942)		22 December 1928	16 August 1929	National Progressive Party (Ed.)	—	16. Mantere Ed.
(8)	Kyösti Kallio (1873–1940)		16 August 1929	4 July 1930	Agrarian League (ML)	1929	17. Kallio III ML
(1)	Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861–1944)		4 July 1930	18 February 1931	National Coalition Party (Kok.)	1930	18. Svinhufvud II ML–Kok.–Ed.–RKP
(11)	Juho Sunila (1875–1936)		21 March 1931	14 December 1932	Agrarian League (ML)	—	19. Sunila II ML–Kok.–Ed.–RKP
13	Toivo Mikael Kivimäki (1886–1968)		14 December 1932	7 October 1936	National Progressive Party (Ed.)	1933	20. Kivimäki ML–Ed.–RKP
(8)	Kyösti Kallio (1873–1940)		7 October 1936	17 February 1937	Agrarian League (ML)	1936	21. Kallio IV ML–Ed.
(7)	Aimo Cajander (1879–1943)		12 March 1937	1 December 1939	National Progressive Party (Ed.)	1939	22. Cajander SDP–ML–Ed.–RKP
14	Risto Ryti (1889–1956)		27 March 1940	19 December 1940	National Progressive Party (Ed.)	—	23. Ryti I SDP–ML–Ed.–RKP
						—	24. Ryti II SDP–ML–Kok.–Ed.–RKP
15	Johan Wilhelm Rangell (1894–1982)		4 January 1941	5 March 1943	National Progressive Party (Ed.)	—	25. Rangell SDP–ML–Kok.–RKP–Ed.–IKL
16	Edwin Linkomies (1894–1963)		5 March 1943	8 August 1944	National Coalition Party (Kok.)	—	26. Linkomies Kok.–SDP–ML–RKP–Ed.
17	Antti Hackzell (1881–1946)		8 August 1944	21 September 1944	National Coalition Party (Kok.)	—	27. Hackzell Kok.–SDP–ML–RKP–Ed.
18	Urho Castrén (1886–1965)		21 September 1944	17 November 1944	National Coalition Party (Kok.)	—	28. U.Castrén Kok.–SDP–ML–RKP–Ed.
(2)	Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870–1956)		17 November 1944	9 March 1946	National Coalition Party (Kok.)	—	29. Paasikivi II SDP–SKDL–ML–Kok.–RKP–Ed.
						1945	30. Paasikivi III SDP–SKDL–ML–Ed.–RKP
19	Mauno Pekkala (1890–1952)		26 March 1946	29 July 1948	Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL)	—	31. Pekkala SKDL–SDP–ML–RKP
20	Karl-August Fagerholm (1901–1984)		29 July 1948	17 March 1950	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	1948	32. Fagerholm I SDP
21	Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986)		17 March 1950	17 November 1953	Agrarian League (ML)	—	33. Kekkonen I ML–RKP–Ed.
						—	34. Kekkonen II ML–SDP–RKP–Ed.
						1951	35. Kekkonen III ML–SDP–RKP
						—	36. Kekkonen IV ML–RKP
22	Sakari Tuomioja (1911–1964)		17 November 1953	5 May 1954	none (caretaker cabinet)	—	37. Tuomioja
23	Ralf Törngren (1899–1961)		5 May 1954	20 October 1954	Swedish People's Party (RKP)	1954	38. Törngren SDP–ML–RKP
(21)	Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986)		20 October 1954	3 March 1956	Agrarian League (ML)	—	39. Kekkonen V ML–SDP
(20)	Karl-August Fagerholm (1901–1984)		3 March 1956	27 May 1957	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	—	40. Fagerholm II SDP–ML–RKP
24	Vieno Johannes Sukselainen (1906–1995)		27 May 1957	29 November 1957	Agrarian League (ML)	—	41. Sukselainen I ML–RKP–Kp.–TPSL
25	Rainer von Fieandt (1890–1972)		29 November 1957	26 April 1958	none (caretaker cabinet)	—	42. von Fieandt
26	Reino Kuuskoski (1907–1965)		26 April 1958	29 August 1958	none (caretaker cabinet)	—	43. Kuuskoski
(20)	Karl-August Fagerholm (1901–1984)		29 August 1958	13 January 1959	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	1958	44. Fagerholm III SDP–ML–Kok.–RKP–Kp.
(24)	Vieno Johannes Sukselainen (1906–1995)		13 January 1959	14 July 1961	Agrarian League (ML)	—	45. Sukselainen II ML/Kesk.–RKP
27	Martti Miettunen (1907–2002)		14 July 1961	13 April 1962	Agrarian League (ML)	—	46. Miettunen I Kesk.
28	Ahti Karjalainen (1923–1990)		13 April 1962	18 December 1963	Agrarian League (ML)	1962	47. Karjalainen I Kesk.–Kok.–RKP–Kp.–TPSL
29	Reino Ragnar Lehto (1898–1966)		18 December 1963	12 September 1964	none (caretaker cabinet)	—	48. Lehto
30	Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000)		12 September 1964	27 May 1966	Centre Party (Kesk.)	—	49. Virolainen Kesk.–Kok.–RKP–Kp.
31	Rafael Paasio (1903–1980)		27 May 1966	22 March 1968	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	1966	50. Paasio I SDP–Kesk.–SKDL–TPSL
32	Mauno Koivisto (1923– )		22 March 1968	14 May 1970	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	1970	51. Koivisto I SDP–Kesk.–SKDL–TPSL–RKP
33	Teuvo Aura (1912–1999)		14 May 1970	15 August 1970	none (caretaker cabinet)	—	52. Aura I
(28)	Ahti Karjalainen (1923–1990)		15 August 1970	29 October 1971	Centre Party (Kesk.)		53. Karjalainen II Kesk.–SDP–SKDL–RKP–LKP
(33)	Teuvo Aura (1912–1999)		29 October 1971	23 February 1972	none (caretaker cabinet)		54. Aura II
(31)	Rafael Paasio (1903–1980)		23 February 1972	4 September 1972	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	1972	55. Paasio II SDP
34	Kalevi Sorsa (1930–2004)		4 September 1972	13 June 1975	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	—	56. Sorsa I SDP–Kesk.–RKP–LKP
35	Keijo Liinamaa (1929–1980)		13 June 1975	30 November 1975	none (caretaker cabinet)	—	57. Liinamaa
(27)	Martti Miettunen (1907–2002)		30 November 1975	15 May 1977	Centre Party (Kesk.)	1975	58. Miettunen II Kesk.–SDP–SKDL–RKP–LKP
						—	59. Miettunen III Kesk.–RKP–LKP
(34)	Kalevi Sorsa (1930–2004)		15 May 1977	26 April 1979	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	—	60. Sorsa II SDP–Kesk.–SKDL–RKP–LKP
(32)	Mauno Koivisto (1923– )		26 April 1979	26 January 1982	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	1979	61. Koivisto II SDP–Kesk.–SKDL–RKP
(34)	Kalevi Sorsa (1930–2004)		26 January 1982	30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	—	62. Sorsa III SDP–Kesk.–SKDL–RKP–LKP
						1983	63. Sorsa IV SDP–Kesk.–RKP–SMP
36	Harri Holkeri (1937–2011)		30 April 1987	26 April 1991	National Coalition Party (Kok.)	1987	64. Holkeri Kok.–SDP–RKP–SMP
37	Esko Aho (1954– )		26 April 1991	13 April 1995	Centre Party (Kesk.)	1991	65. Aho Kesk.–Kok.–RKP–KD
38	Paavo Lipponen (1941– )		13 April 1995	17 April 2003	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	1995	66. Lipponen I SDP–Kok.–RKP–Vas.–Vihr.
						1999	67. Lipponen II SDP–Kok.–RKP–Vas.–Vihr.
39	Anneli Jäätteenmäki (1955– )		17 April 2003	24 June 2003	Centre Party (Kesk.)	2003	68. Jäätteenmäki Kesk.–SDP–RKP
40	Matti Vanhanen (1955– )		24 June 2003	22 June 2010	Centre Party (Kesk.)	—	69. Vanhanen I Kesk.–SDP–RKP
						2007	70. Vanhanen II Kesk.–Kok.–RKP–Vihr.
41	Mari Kiviniemi (1968– )		22 June 2010	22 June 2011	Centre Party (Kesk.)	—	71. Kiviniemi Kesk.–Kok.–RKP–Vihr.
42	Jyrki Katainen (1971– )		22 June 2011	Incumbent	National Coalition Party (Kok.)	2011	72. Katainen Kok.–SDP–RKP–Vas.–Vihr.–KD

Interim Prime Ministers

	Name (Born-Died)	Portrait	Term of office		Party	Note
	Juho Vennola (1872–1938)		18 February 1931	21 March 1931	National Progressive Party	Substitute to Svinhufvud, who became President of Finland
	Rudolf Holsti (1881–1945)		17 February 1937	12 March 1937	National Progressive Party	Substitute to Kyösti Kallio, who became President of Finland
	Rudolf Walden (1878–1946)		27 March 1940	4 January 1941	none	Substitute to Risto Ryti, who became President of Finland
	Carl Enckell (1876–1959)		9 March 1946	26 March 1946	none	Substitute to Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who became President of Finland
	Eemil Luukka (1892–1970)		3 July 1961	14 July 1961	Agrarian League
	Eino Uusitalo (1924– )		11 September 1981	19 February 1982	Centre Party	Substitute to Mauno Koivisto, who became President of Finland

See also

• Politics of Finland
• Lists of incumbents
• President of Finland
  • List of Presidents of Finland
• Senate of Finland

References

External links

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