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.

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 short-lived: 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

№		Prime Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Election	Coalition	Cabinet
1		Svinhuvud, Per EvindPehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861–1944)	27 November 1917	27 May 1918	7007156384000000000♠181 days		Young Finnish	1917	SP–NSP–ML–RKP	1. Svinhufvud I
2		Paasikivi, Juho KustiJuho Kusti Paasikivi (1870–1956)	27 May 1918	27 November 1918	7007158976000000000♠184 days		Finnish	—	SP/KOK–NSP/ED–ML–RKP	2. Paasikivi I
3		Ingman, LauriLauri Ingman (1868–1934)	27 November 1918	17 April 1919	7007121824000000000♠141 days		National Coalition	—	KOK–ED–RKP	3. Ingman I
4		Castrén, KaarloKaarlo Castrén (1860–1938)	17 April 1919	15 August 1919	7007103680000000000♠120 days		National Progressive	1919	ML–ED–RKP	4. K.Castrén
5		Vennola, JuhoJuho Vennola (1872–1938)	15 August 1919	15 March 1920	7007184032000000000♠213 days		National Progressive	—	ML–ED	5. Vennola I
6		Erich, RafaelRafael Erich (1879–1946)	15 March 1920	9 April 1921	7007337176000000000♠1 years, 25 days		National Coalition	—	KOK–ML–ED–RKP	6. Erich
(5)		Vennola, JuhoJuho Vennola (1872–1938)	9 April 1921	2 June 1922	7007362232000000000♠1 years, 54 days		National Progressive	—	ML–ED	7. Vennola II
7		Cajander, AimoAimo Cajander (1879–1943)	2 June 1922	14 November 1922	7007142560000000000♠165 days		Independent	1922	Caretaker government	8. Cajander I
8		Kallio, KyöstiKyösti Kallio (1873–1940)	14 November 1922	18 January 1924	7007371736000000000♠1 years, 65 days		Agrarian	—	ML–ED	9. Kallio I
(7)		Cajander, AimoAimo Cajander (1879–1943)	18 January 1924	31 May 1924	7007115776000000000♠134 days		Independent	1924	Caretaker government	10. Cajander II
(3)		Ingman, LauriLauri Ingman (1868–1934)	31 May 1924	31 March 1925	7007262656000000000♠304 days		National Coalition	—	KOK–ML–ED–RKP	11. Ingman II
9		Tulenheimo, AnttiAntti Tulenheimo (1879–1952)	31 March 1925	31 December 1925	7007237600000000000♠275 days		National Coalition	—	KOK–ML	12. Tulenheimo
(8)		Kallio, KyöstiKyösti Kallio (1873–1940)	31 December 1925	13 December 1926	7007299808000000000♠347 days		Agrarian	—	ML–KOK	13. Kallio II
10		Tanner, VäinöVäinö Tanner (1881–1966)	13 December 1926	17 December 1927	7007319032000000000♠1 years, 4 days		Social Democratic	—	SDP	14. Tanner
11		Sunila, JuhoJuho Sunila (1875–1936)	17 December 1927	22 December 1928	7007319896000000000♠1 years, 5 days		Agrarian	1927	ML	15. Sunila I
12		Mantere, OskariOskari Mantere (1874–1942)	22 December 1928	16 August 1929	7007204768000000000♠237 days		National Progressive	—	ED	16. Mantere
(8)		Kallio, KyöstiKyösti Kallio (1873–1940)	16 August 1929	4 July 1930	7007278208000000000♠322 days		Agrarian	1929	ML	17. Kallio III
(1)		Svinhuvud, Per EvindPehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861–1944)	4 July 1930	18 February 1931	7007197856000000000♠229 days		National Coalition	1930	ML–KOK–ED–RKP	18. Svinhufvud II
(11)		Sunila, JuhoJuho Sunila (1875–1936)	21 March 1931	14 December 1932	7007574776000000000♠1 years, 300 days		Agrarian	—	ML–KOK–ED–RKP	19. Sunila II
13		Kivimäki, Toivo MikaelToivo Mikael Kivimäki (1886–1968)	15 December 1932	7 October 1936	7008120420000000000♠3 years, 298 days		National Progressive	1933	ML–ED–RKP	20. Kivimäki
(8)		Kallio, KyöstiKyösti Kallio (1873–1940)	7 October 1936	17 February 1937	7007114912000000000♠133 days		Agrarian	1936	ML–ED	21. Kallio IV
(7)		Cajander, AimoAimo Cajander (1879–1943)	12 March 1937	1 December 1939	7007859248000000000♠2 years, 264 days		National Progressive	1939	SDP–ML–ED–RKP	22. Cajander
14		Ryti, RistoRisto Ryti (1889–1956)	1 December 1939	19 December 1940	7007331128000000000♠1 years, 18 days		National Progressive	— —	SDP–ML–ED–RKP SDP–ML–KOK–ED–RKP	23. Ryti I 24. Ryti II
15		Rangell, Johan WilhelmJohan Wilhelm Rangell (1894–1982)	3 January 1941	5 March 1943	7007683856000000000♠2 years, 61 days		National Progressive	—	SDP–ML–KOK–RKP–ED–IKL	25. Rangell
16		Linkomies, EdwinEdwin Linkomies (1894–1963)	5 March 1943	8 August 1944	7007450360000000000♠1 years, 156 days		National Coalition	—	KOK–SDP–ML–RKP–ED	26. Linkomies
17		Hackzell, AnttiAntti Hackzell (1881–1946)	8 August 1944	21 September 1944	7006380160000000000♠44 days		National Coalition	—	KOK–SDP–ML–RKP–ED	27. Hackzell
18		Castrén, UrhoUrho Castrén (1886–1965)	21 September 1944	17 November 1944	7006492480000000000♠57 days		National Coalition	—	KOK–SDP–ML–RKP–ED	28. U.Castrén
(2)		Paasikivi, Juho KustiJuho Kusti Paasikivi (1870–1956)	17 November 1944	9 March 1946	7007412344000000000♠1 years, 112 days		National Coalition	— 1945	SDP–SKDL–ML–KOK–RKP–ED SDP–SKDL–ML–ED–RKP	29. Paasikivi II 30. Paasikivi III
19		Pekkala, MaunoMauno Pekkala (1890–1952)	26 March 1946	29 July 1948	7007753840000000000♠2 years, 142 days		People's Democratic	—	SKDL–SDP–ML–RKP	31. Pekkala
20		Fagerholm, Karl-AugustKarl-August Fagerholm (1901–1984)	29 July 1948	17 March 1950	7007515160000000000♠1 years, 231 days		Social Democratic	1948	SDP	32. Fagerholm I
21		Kekkonen, UrhoUrho Kekkonen (1900–1986)	17 March 1950	17 November 1953	7008115840800000000♠3 years, 245 days		Agrarian	— — 1951 —	ML–RKP–ED ML–SDP–RKP–ED ML–SDP–RKP ML–RKP	33. Kekkonen I 34. Kekkonen II 35. Kekkonen III 36. Kekkonen IV
22		Tuomioja, SakariSakari Tuomioja (1911–1964)	17 November 1953	5 May 1954	7007146016000000000♠169 days		Independent	—	Caretaker government	37. Tuomioja
23		Törngren, RalfRalf Törngren (1899–1961)	5 May 1954	20 October 1954	7007145152000000000♠168 days		Swedish People's	1954	SDP–ML–RKP	38. Törngren
(21)		Kekkonen, UrhoUrho Kekkonen (1900–1986)	20 October 1954	3 March 1956	7007432216000000000♠1 years, 135 days		Agrarian	—	ML–SDP	39. Kekkonen V
(20)		Fagerholm, Karl-AugustKarl-August Fagerholm (1901–1984)	3 March 1956	27 May 1957	7007389016000000000♠1 years, 85 days		Social Democratic	—	SDP–ML–RKP	40. Fagerholm II
24		Sukselainen, V. J.V. J. Sukselainen (1906–1995)	27 May 1957	29 November 1957	7007160704000000000♠186 days		Agrarian	—	ML–RKP–KP–TPSL	41. Sukselainen I
25		Fieandt, Rainer vonRainer von Fieandt (1890–1972)	29 November 1957	26 April 1958	7007127872000000000♠148 days		Independent	—	Caretaker government	42. von Fieandt
26		Kuuskoski, ReinoReino Kuuskoski (1907–1965)	26 April 1958	29 August 1958	7007108000000000000♠125 days		Independent	—	Caretaker government	43. Kuuskoski
(20)		Fagerholm, Karl-AugustKarl-August Fagerholm (1901–1984)	29 August 1958	13 January 1959	7007118368000000000♠137 days		Social Democratic	1958	SDP–ML–KOK–RKP–KP	44. Fagerholm III
(24)		Sukselainen, V. J.V. J. Sukselainen (1906–1995)	13 January 1959	14 July 1961	7007788400000000000♠2 years, 182 days		Agrarian	—	ML–RKP	45. Sukselainen II
27		Miettunen, MarttiMartti Miettunen (1907–2002)	14 July 1961	13 April 1962	7007235872000000000♠273 days		Agrarian	—	ML	46. Miettunen I
28		Karjalainen, AhtiAhti Karjalainen (1923–1990)	13 April 1962	18 December 1963	7007530712000000000♠1 years, 249 days		Agrarian	1962	ML–KOK–RKP–KP–TPSL	47. Karjalainen I
29		Lehto, Reino RagnarReino Ragnar Lehto (1898–1966)	18 December 1963	12 September 1964	7007232416000000000♠269 days		Independent	—	Caretaker government	48. Lehto
30		Virolainen, JohannesJohannes Virolainen (1914–2000)	12 September 1964	27 May 1966	7007537624000000000♠1 years, 257 days		Centre	—	KESK–KOK–RKP–KP	49. Virolainen
31		Paasio, RafaelRafael Paasio (1903–1980)	27 May 1966	22 March 1968	7007574776000000000♠1 years, 300 days		Social Democratic	1966	SDP–KESK–SKDL–TPSL	50. Paasio I
32		Koivisto, MaunoMauno Koivisto (born 1923)	22 March 1968	14 May 1970	7007676944000000000♠2 years, 53 days		Social Democratic	—	SDP–KESK–SKDL–TPSL–RKP	51. Koivisto I
33		Aura, TeuvoTeuvo Aura (1912–1999)	14 May 1970	15 August 1970	7006803520000000000♠93 days		Independent	—	Caretaker government	52. Aura I
(28)		Karjalainen, AhtiAhti Karjalainen (1923–1990)	15 August 1970	29 October 1971	7007380376000000000♠1 years, 75 days		Centre	1970	KESK–SDP–SKDL–RKP–LKP	53. Karjalainen II
(33)		Aura, TeuvoTeuvo Aura (1912–1999)	29 October 1971	23 February 1972	7007101088000000000♠117 days		Independent	—	Caretaker government	54. Aura II
(31)		Paasio, RafaelRafael Paasio (1903–1980)	23 February 1972	4 September 1972	7007167616000000000♠194 days		Social Democratic	1972	SDP	55. Paasio II
34		Sorsa, KaleviKalevi Sorsa (1930–2004)	4 September 1972	13 June 1975	7007874800000000000♠2 years, 282 days		Social Democratic	—	SDP–KESK–RKP–LKP	56. Sorsa I
35		Liinamaa, KeijoKeijo Liinamaa (1929–1980)	13 June 1975	30 November 1975	7007146880000000000♠170 days		Independent	—	Caretaker government	57. Liinamaa
(27)		Miettunen, MarttiMartti Miettunen (1907–2002)	30 November 1975	15 May 1977	7007459000000000000♠1 years, 166 days		Centre	1975 —	KESK–RKP–LKP	58. Miettunen II 59. Miettunen III
(34)		Sorsa, KaleviKalevi Sorsa (1930–2004)	15 May 1977	26 April 1979	7007614520000000000♠1 years, 346 days		Social Democratic	—	SDP–KESK–SKDL–RKP–LKP	60. Sorsa II
(32)		Koivisto, MaunoMauno Koivisto (born 1923)	26 May 1979	26 January 1982	7007868752000000000♠2 years, 275 days		Social Democratic	1979	SDP–KESK–SKDL–RKP	61. Koivisto II
(34)		Sorsa, KaleviKalevi Sorsa (1930–2004)	19 February 1982	30 April 1987	7008163836000000000♠5 years, 70 days		Social Democratic	— 1983	SDP–KESK–SKDL–RKP–LKP SDP–KESK–RKP–SMP	62. Sorsa III 63. Sorsa IV
36		Holkeri, HarriHarri Holkeri (1937–2011)	30 April 1987	26 April 1991	7008125863200000000♠3 years, 361 days		National Coalition	1987	KOK–SDP–RKP–SMP	64. Holkeri
37		Aho, EskoEsko Aho (born 1954)	26 April 1991	13 April 1995	7008125085600000000♠3 years, 352 days		Centre	1991	KESK–KOK–RKP–KD	65. Aho
38		Lipponen, PaavoPaavo Lipponen (born 1941)	13 April 1995	17 April 2003	7008252806400000000♠8 years, 4 days		Social Democratic	1995 1999	SDP–KOK–RKP–VAS–VIHR	66. Lipponen I 67. Lipponen II
39		Jäätteenmäki, AnneliAnneli Jäätteenmäki (born 1955)	17 April 2003	24 June 2003	7006587520000000000♠68 days		Centre	2003	KESK–SDP–RKP	68. Jäätteenmäki
40		Vanhanen, MattiMatti Vanhanen (born 1955)	24 June 2003	22 June 2010	7008220708800000000♠6 years, 363 days		Centre	— 2007	KESK–SDP–RKP (2003 – 2007) KESK–KOK–RKP–VIHR (2007 – 2010)	69. Vanhanen I 70. Vanhanen II
41		Kiviniemi, MariMari Kiviniemi (born 1968)	22 June 2010	22 June 2011	7007315576000000000♠1 years, 0 days		Centre	—	KESK–KOK–RKP–VIHR	71. Kiviniemi
42		Katainen, JyrkiJyrki Katainen (born 1971)	22 June 2011	24 June 2014	7007948456000000000♠3 years, 2 days		National Coalition	2011	KOK–SDP–RKP–VAS–VIHR–KD	72. Katainen
43		Stubb, AlexanderAlexander Stubb (born 1968)	24 June 2014	Incumbent	7007266976000000000♠309 days		National Coalition	—	KOK–SDP–RKP–VIHR–KD	73. Stubb
44		Sipilä, JuhaJuha Sipilä (born 1961)	May 2015	Designate	—		Centre	2015	—	—

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	Non-partisan	Substitute to Risto Ryti, who became President of Finland
	Carl Enckell (1876–1959)		9 March 1946	26 March 1946	Non-partisan	Substitute to Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who became President of Finland
	Eemil Luukka (1892–1970)		3 July 1961	14 July 1961	Agrarian League	Substitute to V.J Sukselainen who resigned from office
	Eino Uusitalo (1924–2015)		11 September 1981	19 February 1982	Centre Party	Substitute to Mauno Koivisto, who became first Acting President of Finland and later President of the Republic 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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