The Green League,shortened to the Greens,is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically,the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a reformist party and it is supportive of feminism,animal rights and green liberal ideas. Originally split on whether Finland should join the European Union,the Green League is pro-European and was the first Finnish party in favor of the federalisation of the European Union. The Green League is among the large political parties in Finland. The Greens hold twenty of the 200 seats in the Finnish Parliament and three of Finland's 14 European Parliament seats. The party is a member of the Global Greens and the European Green Party;its MEPs sit in the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament.
Matti Taneli Vanhanen is a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2003 to 2010. He was also Chairman of the Centre Party in 2006. In his earlier career,he was a journalist. Vanhanen is the son of professor Tatu Vanhanen and Anni Tiihonen.
Hertta Elina Kuusinen was a Finnish Communist politician. She was a member of the central committee (1944–1971) and the political bureau of the Communist Party of Finland;member of Finland's parliament,the Eduskunta (1945–1972);general secretary (1952–1958);and leader of the parliamentary group of the Finnish People's Democratic League.
Kimmo Kiljunen is a Finnish author and politician of the Social Democratic Party. He served in the Finnish parliament from 1995 to 2011. He was a member of the Parliament's Grand Committee and the Committee for Foreign Affairs. He also served as the chairman of the Vantaa city council.
Uuno Edvard Brander was a Finnish agronomist,civil servant,farmer and politician,born in Kitee. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 27 November 1918 to 17 April 1919 and as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 22 December 1928 to 18 August 1929. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland,representing the Young Finnish Party from 1907 to 1910 and from 1911 to 1917 and the National Progressive Party from 1924 to 1927 and from 1930 to 1933. He was the younger brother of Augusta Laine and the elder brother of Helena and Akseli Brander. Johannes Laine was his brother-in-law.
Aarre Edvard Simonen was a Finnish lawyer and politician.
Petter (Pekka) Wilhelm Heikkinen was a Finnish farmer and politician. He served as Minister of Trade and Industry from 17 December 1927 to 22 December 1928 and from 16 August 1929 to 4 July 1930,as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 21 March 1931 to 14 December 1932 and as Minister of Agriculture from 7 October 1936 to 15 August 1940. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922 and from 1924 to 1940,representing the Agrarian League. He served as the chairman of the Agrarian League from 1919 to 1940 and as Governor of Kuopio Province from 1940 to 1950.
Urho Kähönen was a Finnish agronomist,civil servant and politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 14 November 1958 to 13 January 1959. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1951 to 1966,representing the Agrarian League.
Lasse Taisto Äikäs was a Finnish lawyer,civil servant and politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 26 May 1979 to 18 February 1982. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1975 to 1983,representing the Centre Party.
Erkki Veikko Savela was a Finnish agronomist,farmer and politician. He served as Minister of Transport and Public Works from 13 April 1962 to 18 December 1963. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1958 to 1970,representing the Agrarian League. He was born in Lappajärvi and died in Seinäjoki.
Juho (Jussi) Raatikainen was a Finnish journalist and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 29 July 1948 to 17 March 1950 and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 30 July 1948 to 17 March 1950. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1936 to 1951,representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). His son,Erkki Raatikainen,was also a journalist and politician.
Kustaa Eemil Linna was a Finnish farmer and politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 22 December 1928 to 16 August 1929,Minister of Transport and Public Works from 14 December 1932 to 25 September 1936,Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 19 January 1934 to 25 September 1936 and again as Minister of Agriculture from 25 September to 7 October 1936.
Mats Löfström is a Finnish politician representing Åland Centre. Löfström is the single member of parliament for the autonomous region of Åland in the Parliament of Finland. He was an Åland Centre party candidate to the Finnish Parliament on the Åland Coalition list at the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election. Löfström was elected,replacing Elisabeth Nauclér as the single representative of Åland in the Finnish Parliament. Löfström was re-elected in 2019 and 2023.
The Ministry of the Environment is one of the 12 ministries which comprise the Finnish Government. Headed by the Minister of the Environment,the ministry is responsible for preparing legal matters concerning communities,the built environment,housing,biodiversity,sustainable use of natural resources and environmental protection in Finland.
Paavo Herman Tiilikainen was a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party.
Äitsaari is a large island in Finland. It is situated south of lake Saimaa and is part of the municipality of Ruokolahti. The island is located in the center of Ruokolahti and west of Rasila. It is the largest island in South Karelia and is one of the largest inland islands in Finland,with an area of 74 square kilometers. There is a road connecting the island to the centre of Ruokolahti via Salosaari. There is also a bridge from Äitsaari to the west of Härskiänsaari. Since 1995,the Karhusalmi ferry has been operating from the island to southwest of Mietinsaari.
Toivo Nokelainen was a Finnish smallholder and politician,born in Ruokolahti. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1935 to 1936 and from 1939 to 1945,representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He was a presidential elector in the 1937,1940 and 1943 presidential elections.
Juho Keltanen was a Finnish farmer and politician,born in Ruokolahti. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1909 to 1910,representing the Young Finnish Party.
Toivo Mikael Antila was a Finnish farmer and politician,born in Laihia. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1951 until his death in 1970,representing the Agrarian League,which changed its name to Centre Party in 1965. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 13 January 1959 to 14 July 1961. He was a presidential elector in the 1950,1956,1962 and 1968 presidential elections.
