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The Minister of Finance (Finnish : valtiovarainministeri, Swedish : finansminister) 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. [1] The Orpo Cabinet's incumbent Minister of Finance is Riikka Purra. [2]
| Portrait | Minister of Finance (Born-Died) | Term | Political party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
| 1 | Juhani Arajärvi (1867–1941) | 27 November 1917 | 27 November 1918 | 1 year, 0 days | Finnish | Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (Young Finnish) (27 November 1917 – 27 May 1918) Juho Kusti Paasikivi (Finnish) (27 May 1918 – 27 November 1918) | |
| 2 | Kaarlo Castrén (1860–1938) | 27 November 1918 | 17 April 1919 | 141 days | National Progressive | Lauri Ingman (NCP) | |
| 3 | August Ramsay (1859–1943) | 17 April 1919 | 15 August 1919 | 120 days | RKP | Kaarlo Castrén (National Progressive) | |
| 4 | Johannes Lundson (1867–1939) | 15 August 1919 | 15 March 1920 | 213 days | National Progressive | Juho Vennola (National Progressive) | |
| 5 | Jonathan Wartiovaara (1875–1937) | 15 March 1920 | 9 April 1921 | 1 year, 25 days | National Coalition | Rafael Erich (NCP) | |
| 6 | Risto Ryti (1889–1956) | 9 April 1921 | 2 June 1922 | 1 year, 54 days | National Progressive | Juho Vennola (National Progressive) | |
| 7 | Ernst Gråsten (1865–1942) | 2 June 1922 | 14 November 1922 | 165 days | Independent | Aimo Cajander (Ind) | |
| (6) | Risto Ryti (1889–1956) | 14 November 1922 | 18 January 1924 | 1 year, 65 days | National Progressive | Kyösti Kallio (Agrarian) | |
| 8 | Hugo Relander (1865–1947) | 18 January 1924 | 31 May 1924 | 134 days | Independent | Aimo Cajander (Ind) | |
| 9 | Yrjö Pulkkinen (1875–1945) | 31 May 1924 | 31 March 1925 | 304 days | National Coalition | Lauri Ingman (NCP) | |
| (8) | Hugo Relander (1865–1947) | 31 March 1925 | 31 December 1925 | 275 days | Independent | Antti Tulenheimo (NCP) | |
| 10 | Kyösti Järvinen (1869–1957) | 31 December 1925 | 13 December 1926 | 347 days | National Coalition | Kyösti Kallio (Agrarian) | |
| 11 | Hannes Ryömä (1878–1939) | 13 December 1926 | 17 December 1927 | 1 year, 4 days | SDP | Väinö Tanner (SDP) | |
| 12 | Juho Niukkanen (1888–1954) | 17 December 1927 | 22 December 1928 | 1 year, 5 days | Agrarian | Juho Sunila (Agrarian) | |
| (8) | Hugo Relander (1865–1947) | 22 December 1928 | 16 August 1929 | 237 days | Independent | Oskari Mantere (National Progressive) | |
| 13 | Tyko Reinikka (1887–1964) | 16 August 1929 | 4 July 1930 | 322 days | Agrarian | Kyösti Kallio (Agrarian) | |
| 14 | Juho Vennola (1872–1938) | 4 July 1930 | 21 March 1931 | 260 days | National Progressive | Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (NCP) | |
| (10) | Kyösti Järvinen (1869–1957) | 21 March 1931 | 14 December 1932 | 1 year, 268 days | Agrarian | Juho Sunila (Agrarian) | |
| (8) | Hugo Relander (1865–1947) | 14 December 1932 | 7 October 1936 | 3 years, 298 days | Independent | Toivo Mikael Kivimäki (National Progressive) | |
| (12) | Juho Niukkanen (1888–1954) | 7 October 1936 | 12 March 1937 | 156 days | Agrarian | Kyösti Kallio (Agrarian) | |
| 15 | Väinö Tanner (1881–1966) | 12 March 1937 | 1 December 1939 | 2 years, 264 days | SDP | Aimo Cajander (National Progressive) | |
| 16 | Mauno Pekkala (1890–1952) | 1 December 1939 | 22 May 1942 | 2 years, 172 days | SDP | Risto Ryti (National Progressive) (1 December 1939 – 19 December 1940) Johan Wilhelm Rangell (National Progressive) (3 January 1941 – 22 May 1942) | |
| (15) | Väinö Tanner (1881–1966) | 22 May 1942 | 8 August 1944 | 2 years, 78 days | SDP | Johan Wilhelm Rangell (National Progressive) (22 May 1942 – 5 March 1943) Edwin Linkomies (NCP) (5 March 1943 – 8 August 1944) | |
| 17 | Onni Hiltunen (1895–1971) | 8 August 1944 | 17 November 1944 | 101 days | SDP | Antti Hackzell (NCP) (8 August 1944 – 21 September 1944) Urho Castrén (NCP) (21 September 1944 – 17 November 1944) | |
| 18 | Johan Helo (1889–1966) | 17 November 1944 | 17 April 1945 | 151 days | SKDL | Juho Kusti Paasikivi (NCP) | |
| 19 | Sakari Tuomioja (1911–1964) | 17 April 1945 | 17 July 1945 | 91 days | National Progressive | Juho Kusti Paasikivi (NCP) | |
| 20 | Ralf Törngren (1899–1961) | 17 July 1945 | 29 July 1948 | 3 years, 12 days | RKP | Juho Kusti Paasikivi (NCP) (17 July 1945 – 9 March 1946) Mauno Pekkala (SKDL) (9 March 1946 – 29 July 1948) | |
| (17) | Onni Hiltunen (1895–1971) | 29 July 1948 | 17 March 1950 | 1 year, 231 days | SDP | Karl-August Fagerholm (SDP) | |
| 21 | V. J. Sukselainen (1906–1995) | 17 March 1950 | 17 January 1951 | 306 days | Agrarian | Urho Kekkonen (Agrarian) | |
| (17) | Onni Hiltunen (1895–1971) | 17 January 1951 | 20 September 1951 | 246 days | SDP | Urho Kekkonen (Agrarian) | |
| 22 | Viljo Rantala (1892–1980) | 20 September 1951 | 9 July 1953 | 1 year, 292 days | SDP | Urho Kekkonen (Agrarian) | |
| (12) | Juho Niukkanen (1888–1954) | 9 July 1953 | 17 November 1953 | 131 days | Agrarian | Urho Kekkonen (Agrarian) | |
| 23 | Tuure Junnila (1910–1999) | 17 November 1953 | 5 May 1954 | 169 days | National Coalition | Sakari Tuomioja (Ind) | |
| (21) | V. J. Sukselainen (1906–1995) | 5 May 1954 | 20 October 1954 | 168 days | Agrarian | Ralf Törngren (RKP) | |
| 24 | Penna Tervo (1901–1956) | 20 October 1954 | 26 February 1956 | 1 year, 129 days | SDP | Urho Kekkonen (Agrarian) | |
| 25 | Aarre Simonen (1913–1977) | 3 March 1956 | 27 May 1957 | 1 year, 85 days | SDP | Karl-August Fagerholm (SDP) | |
| 26 | Nils Meinander (1910–1985) | 27 May 1957 | 2 July 1957 | 36 days | RKP | V. J. Sukselainen (Agrarian) | |
| 27 | Martti Miettunen (1907–2002) | 2 July 1957 | 29 November 1957 | 150 days | Agrarian | V. J. Sukselainen (Agrarian) | |
| 28 | Lauri Hietanen (1902–1971) | 29 November 1957 | 26 April 1958 | 148 days | Independent | Rainer von Fieandt (Ind) | |
| 29 | Ilmo Nurmela (1903–1974) | 26 April 1958 | 29 August 1958 | 125 days | Independent | Reino Kuuskoski (Ind) | |
| 30 | Päiviö Hetemäki (1913–1980) | 29 August 1958 | 13 January 1959 | 137 days | National Coalition | Karl-August Fagerholm (SDP) | |
| 31 | Wiljam Sarjala (1901–1977) | 13 January 1959 | 13 April 1962 | 3 years, 90 days | Agrarian | V. J. Sukselainen (Agrarian) (13 January 1959 – 14 July 1961) Martti Miettunen (Agrarian) (14 July 1961 – 13 April 1962) | |
| 32 | Osmo P. Karttunen (1922–1985) | 13 April 1962 | 13 December 1963 | 1 year, 244 days | National Coalition | Ahti Karjalainen (Agrarian) | |
| 33 | Mauno Jussila (1908–1988) | 13 December 1963 | 18 December 1963 | 5 days | Agrarian | Ahti Karjalainen (Agrarian) | |
| 34 | Esko Rekola (1919–2014) | 18 December 1963 | 12 September 1964 | 269 days | Independent | Reino Ragnar Lehto (Ind) | |
| 35 | Esa Kaitila (1909–1975) | 12 September 1964 | 27 May 1966 | 1 year, 257 days | Liberals (1951 – 1965) Liberals (1965 – 1966) | Johannes Virolainen (Kesk.) | |
| 36 | Mauno Koivisto (1923–2017) | 27 May 1966 | 31 December 1967 | 1 year, 218 days | SDP | Rafael Paasio (SDP) | |
| 37 | Eino Raunio (1909–1979) | 1 January 1968 | 14 May 1970 | 2 years, 133 days | SDP | Rafael Paasio (SDP) (1 January 1968 – 22 March 1968) Mauno Koivisto (SDP) (22 March 1968 – 14 May 1970) | |
| (30) | Päiviö Hetemäki (1913–1980) | 14 May 1970 | 15 July 1970 | 62 days | Independent | Teuvo Aura (Ind) | |
| 38 | Carl Olof Tallgren (1927–2024) | 15 July 1970 | 29 October 1971 | 1 year, 106 days | RKP | Ahti Karjalainen (Kesk.) | |
| (30) | Päiviö Hetemäki (1913–1980) | 29 October 1971 | 23 February 1972 | 117 days | Independent | Teuvo Aura (Ind) | |
| (36) | Mauno Koivisto (1923–2017) | 23 February 1972 | 4 September 1972 | 194 days | SDP | Rafael Paasio (SDP) | |
| 39 | Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000) | 4 September 1972 | 13 June 1975 | 2 years, 282 days | Centre | Kalevi Sorsa (SDP) | |
| 40 | Heikki Tuominen (1920–2010) | 13 June 1975 | 30 November 1975 | 170 days | Independent | Keijo Liinamaa (Ind) | |
| 41 | Paul Paavela (1931–1980) | 30 November 1975 | 29 September 1976 | 304 days | SDP | Martti Miettunen (Kesk.) | |
| (34) | Esko Rekola (1919–2014) | 29 September 1976 | 15 May 1977 | 228 days | Independent | Martti Miettunen (Kesk.) | |
| (41) | Paul Paavela (1931–1980) | 15 May 1977 | 26 May 1979 | 2 years, 11 days | SDP | Kalevi Sorsa (SDP) | |
| 42 | Ahti Pekkala (1924–2014) | 26 May 1979 | 31 January 1986 | 6 years, 250 days | Centre | Mauno Koivisto (SDP) (26 May 1979 – 26 January 1982) Kalevi Sorsa (SDP) (26 January 1982 – 31 January 1986) | |
| 43 | Esko Ollila (1940–2018) | 1 February 1986 | 30 April 1987 | 1 year, 88 days | Centre | Kalevi Sorsa (SDP) | |
| 44 | Erkki Liikanen (born 1950) | 30 April 1987 | 28 February 1990 | 2 years, 304 days | SDP | Harri Holkeri (NCP) | |
| 45 | Matti Louekoski (born 1941) | 1 March 1990 | 26 April 1991 | 1 year, 56 days | SDP | Harri Holkeri (NCP) | |
| 46 | Iiro Viinanen (born 1944) | 26 April 1991 | 2 February 1996 | 4 years, 282 days | National Coalition | Esko Aho (Kesk.) (26 April 1991 – 13 April 1995) Paavo Lipponen (SDP) (13 April 1995 – 2 February 1996) | |
| 47 | Sauli Niinistö (born 1948) | 2 February 1996 | 17 April 2003 | 7 years, 74 days | National Coalition | Paavo Lipponen (SDP) | |
| 48 | Antti Kalliomäki (born 1947) | 17 April 2003 | 22 September 2005 | 2 years, 159 days | SDP | Anneli Jäätteenmäki (Kesk.) (17 April 2003 – 24 June 2003) Matti Vanhanen (Kesk.) (24 June 2003 – 22 September 2005) | |
| 49 | Eero Heinäluoma (born 1955) | 23 September 2005 | 19 April 2007 | 1 year, 208 days | SDP | Matti Vanhanen (Kesk.) | |
| 50 | Jyrki Katainen (born 1971) | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2011 | 4 years, 64 days | National Coalition | Matti Vanhanen (Kesk.) (19 April 2007 – 22 June 2010) Mari Kiviniemi (22 June 2010 – 22 June 2011) | |
| 51 | Jutta Urpilainen (born 1975) [3] | 22 June 2011 | 6 June 2014 | 2 years, 349 days | SDP | Jyrki Katainen (NCP) | |
| 52 | Antti Rinne (born 1962) | 6 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | 357 days | SDP | Jyrki Katainen (NCP) (6 June 2014 – 24 June 2014) Alexander Stubb (NCP) (24 June 2014 – 29 May 2015) | |
| 53 | Alexander Stubb (born 1968) | 29 May 2015 | 22 June 2016 | 1 year, 24 days | National Coalition | Juha Sipilä (Kesk.) | |
| 54 | Petteri Orpo (born 1969) | 22 June 2016 | 6 June 2019 | 2 years, 349 days | National Coalition | Juha Sipilä (Kesk.) | |
| 55 | Mika Lintilä (born 1966) | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | 187 days | Centre | Antti Rinne (SDP) | |
| 56 | Katri Kulmuni (born 1987) | 10 December 2019 | 9 June 2020 | 182 days | Centre | Sanna Marin (SDP) | |
| 57 | Matti Vanhanen [5] (born 1955) | 9 June 2020 | 27 May 2021 | 352 days | Centre | Sanna Marin (SDP) | |
| 58 | Annika Saarikko [7] (born 1983) | 27 May 2021 | 20 June 2023 | 2 years, 24 days | Centre | Sanna Marin (SDP) | |
| 59 | Riikka Purra (born 1977) | 20 June 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 132 days | Finns | Petteri Orpo (NCP) | |
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