The politics of Finland take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy. Finland is a republic whose head of state is President Alexander Stubb,who leads the nation's foreign policy and is the supreme commander of the Finnish Defence Forces. Finland's head of government is Prime Minister Petteri Orpo,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. 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.
The prime minister of Finland is the leader of the Finnish Government. The prime minister and their cabinet exercise executive authority in the state. The prime minister is formally ranked third in the protocol after the president of Finland and the speaker of the Parliament but is in practice the most powerful officeholder. Finland's first prime minister,Pehr Evind Svinhufvud,was appointed on 27 November 1917,just a few days before the country declared its independence.
Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb is a Finnish politician currently serving as the 13th president of Finland since 1 March 2024,having won the 2024 presidential election. He previously served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015.
Sari Miriam Essayah is a Finnish retired racewalker and a politician,former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Member of Parliament since 2015. She is the president of the Finnish Christian Democrats party. She is serving as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry since 2023.
Sari Multala is a Finnish Olympic sailor,politician,member of Parliament of Finland and cabinet minister.
The Stubb Cabinet was the 73rd Government of Finland,which stepped into office on 24 June 2014. It succeeded Jyrki Katainen's cabinet. The cabinet's prime minister was Alexander Stubb.
Antti Petteri Orpo is a Finnish politician currently serving as the prime minister of Finland since 2023 and as the leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016. He briefly served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland after the 2023 parliamentary election.
Elina Maria Valtonen is a Finnish politician who has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Petteri Orpo since 2023. A member of the National Coalition Party (NCP),she has represented the constituency of Uusimaa in the Parliament of Finland since 2014. In the 2021 municipal election she collected the second-highest number of votes in Helsinki and was elected a member of its city council.
Kai Aslak Mykkänen is a Finnish politician who currently serves as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. He is a former Minister of the Interior and represents the National Coalition Party in the Uusimaa electoral district.
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.
Antti Edvard Häkkänen is a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party. He has served as Minister of Defence since June 2023 in the Orpo cabinet and as Member of Parliament since 2015. Häkkänen served as Minister of Justice in the Sipiläcabinet from 2017 to 2019.
The Minister of Social Affairs and Health is one of the Finnish Government's ministerial positions. The minister is one of two portfolios associated with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health;the other one is the Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services.
The Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services is one of the Finnish Government's ministerial portfolios. The ministerial position is located,along with the Minister of Social Affairs and Health,within the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
Leena Kristiina Meri is a Finnish politician,representing the Finns Party in the Parliament of Finland. She has served in the Parliament since 2015 and in the City Council of Hyvinkääsince 2013.
Sandra Ida Christina Bergqvist is a Finnish politician serving as member of parliament for the Finland Proper constituency. She was elected to the Parliament in 2019. She is also the chairperson of the Swedish Assembly of Finland.
Ville Tapani Tavio is a Finnish politician and member of the Parliament of Finland (MP). He became the chairperson of the Finns Party Parliamentary Group in April 2019. He has been Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade since June 2023.
Mari Rantanen is a Finnish politician of the Finns Party currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Helsinki constituency. As a Member of Parliament,she has served as a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs in 2019-2022. Rantanen was elected Chairman of the Committee on Administrative Affairs in November 2022. Before her political career,Rantanen worked as a nurse and as a police officer.
Kaisa Juuso is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party at the Lapland constituency.
Lulu Ranne is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party at the Tavastia constituency. She has also served as Minister of Transport and Communications since 2023.
Anna-Kaisa Ikonen is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland representing the National Coalition Party from the Pirkanmaa constituency. She served as the mayor of Tampere between 2013 and 2017 and won the city council election in 2021.
