The politics of Finland take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy. Finland is a republic whose head of state is President Sauli Niinistö, who leads the nation's foreign policy and is the supreme commander of the Finnish Defence Forces. Finland's head of government is the Prime Minister, who leads the nation's executive branch, called the Finnish Government. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Finland, and the Government has limited rights to amend or extend legislation. Because the Constitution of Finland vests power to both the President and Government, the President has veto power over parliamentary decisions, although this power can be overruled by a majority vote in the Parliament.
Finland comprises 19 regions, called maakunta in Finnish and landskap in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition, the public health services are usually organized on the basis of regions. Currently, the only region where a popular election is held for the council is Kainuu. Other regional councils are elected by municipal councils, each municipality sending representatives in proportion to its population.
The Minister of Justice is a Finnish Government ministerial position. The Minister of Justice is in charge of the Ministry of Justice.
The Minister of Finance is one of the Finnish Government's ministers. The Minister of Finance is responsible for maintaining Finland's fiscal policies and oversees the Ministry of Finance. The Rinne Cabinet's incumbent Minister of Finance is Mika Lintilä.
The Minister of Defence is a member of the Finnish Council of State. As the head of the Ministry of Defence, the minister is responsible for the administration of national defence. The ministry is headquartered in Helsinki. The current Minister of Defence is Antti Kaikkonen.
Juho Heikki Vennola was Professor of National Economics at the University of Helsinki, a member of the Parliament of Finland, and a politician from the National Progressive Party, who served as Prime Minister of Finland for two times.
Kaarle Väinö Voionmaa was a Finnish professor, diplomat, member of the parliament of Finland, senator, minister and chancellor. He also was one of the most influential politicians during the early times of independent Republic of Finland. He was a Social Democrat.
Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren,, was a Finnish politician. He was the party leader of the Swedish People's Party (1945–1955), a member of the Finnish parliament and the Prime Minister of Finland 5 May-20 October 1954. In the Finnish presidential elections of 1956, he won 20 electoral votes.
Law enforcement in Finland is the responsibility of several agencies. The Police of Finland, a national police agency, is responsible for most tasks. The two other main agencies are the Finnish Border Guard and the Finnish Customs. Examples of other agencies with limited policing powers are the Finnish Defence Forces, municipal parking inspectors and railway staff.
Åland is a part of Finland and is governed by the Constitution of Finland. The Constitution does mention Åland but immediately refers to the Autonomy Act of Åland. This is an ordinary act. However, its provisions affect constitutional rights.
The Minister of the Interior is one of the 17 ministerial portfolios in the Finnish Government. The Minister of the Interior is in charge of the Ministry of the Interior.
The Ministry of Finance is one of the 12 ministries which comprise the Finnish Government. The FM prepares the Government's economic and financial policy as well as the state budget, and acts as a tax policy expert. The ministry indirectly employs about 12,000 people through its administrative branch. About 360 people are employed by the ministry itself.
Paavo Rantanen is a Finnish former Foreign Ministry official, who was briefly the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Olavi Johannes Mattila was twice Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, who also held several other ministerial positions in a number of cabinets in the 1960s and 1970s. He was also the CEO of state owned Valmet. He was considered as a close associate of Urho Kekkonen.
Åke Henrik Gartz was a Finnish politician. Gartz served as Minister of Trade and Industry in the J. K. Paasikivi II and III Cabinet from 1944 to 1946, and later at the Kekkonen I and II Cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1950 to 1951.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications is one of the twelve ministries which comprise the Finnish Government. LVM oversees Finland's transportation network and the country's communication services.
The Minister of Transport and Communications is one of the ministerial portfolios which comprise the Finnish Government. The Minister of Transport and Communications heads the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The Minister of Employment is one of the 17 ministerial portfolios represented in the Finnish Government. Finland's Minister of Employment leads the Employment and Entrepreneurship and the Working Life and Markets departments at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
Veikkaus Oy is the Finnish government-owned betting agency which holds a monopoly in the country. It was formed in 2017 as a merger of three previously existing betting and gambling agencies of Veikkaus, Fintoto and Finland's Slot Machine Association.
