Social Democratic Youth (Finland)

Social Democratic Youth
Sosialdemokraattiset Nuoret
Chairperson Timo Kontio
Founded 1959 (1959)
Split from Social Democratic Youth League of Finland
Headquarters Helsinki, Finland
Mother party Social Democratic Party of Finland
International affiliation International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY)
European affiliation Young European Socialists (ECOSY)
Magazine Lippu (ISSN 0785-5850)
Website demarinuoret.fi

The Social Democratic Youth (Finnish: Sosialdemokraattiset Nuoret, also known as Demarinuoret) is the youth organisation of Social Democratic Party of Finland. The organisation currently claims 10 000 members[1]. In the 1970s they had 40 000 members[2].

The organisation was founded in 1959 as split from the Social Democratic Youth League of Finland (SSN, founded 1921), which aligned with SDP opposition, the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders. The original name of the league was Central League of Social Democratic Youth (Sosialidemokraattisen Nuorison Keskusliitto, SNK).[3] Most of the old SSN members and sections soon joined the SNK.[2]

Demarinuoret is member of Young European Socialists (ECOSY), International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and Nordic Committee of Co-operating Social Democratic Youth (FNSU). Social Democratic Youth has 14 district organisations and Swedish section Finlands svenska unga socialdemokrater (FSUD). Statewide members of the league include the youth organisations of Finnish Metalworkers' Union and Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors.

Since 1972, Lippu (ISSN 0785-5850) has been the organ of the league. It was preceded by Kuriiri (1971) and Nuorin Siivin (1958–1970).

References

  1. ^ Me Demarinuoret (www.demarinuoret.fi)
  2. ^ a b Markku Henriksson (toim.): Työväenliikkeen tietokirja (Tammi 1974), s. 51.
  3. ^ 25 vuotta työläisnuorten puolesta (www.tyolaisnuortentuki.fi), s. 7.

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Full members

Austria: Sozialistische Jugend, Sozialistische StudentInnen • Belgium: Animo, Jeunes socialistes • Bulgaria: BSM, ELMA • Croatia: FM SDP • Cyprus: NEOS • Czech Republik: Mladí Sociální Demokraté • Denmark: Social Democratic Youth • Estonia: Noor-sots • Finland: Demarinuoret, SONK • France: Jeunes Socialistes • Germany: Jusos, SJD – Die Falken • Greece: Neolaia PASOK • Hungary: FiB • Ireland: Labour Youth • Italy: Sinistra Giovanile, Giovani Socialisti • Latvia: JGS • Lithuania: LSDJS • Luxembourg: JSL • Macedonia: SDMM • Malta: Labour Youth Forum • Netherlands: Jonge Socialisten • Poland: FMS, FMUP • Portugal: Juventude Socialista • Romania: Tineretul Social Democrat • Slovakia: Mladí sociálni demokrati • Slovenia: Mladi Forum SD • Spain: Juventudes Socialistas • Sweden: S-Studenter, SSU • United Kingdom: Young Labour, Labour Students (Northern Ireland: SDLP Youth)