List of prime ministers of Finland

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 Finnish Government, and the position of vice-chairman of the economic division of the Senate was transformed into the position of prime minister. Kesäranta (in Swedish Villa Bjälbo), located in the Meilahti neighborhood 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 75 cabinets, including the current one, the longest lasting being the cabinet of Prime Minister Juha Sipilä, lasting 1,469 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 changed midterm in a few cases, most of the other cabinet members have 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 formally appointed by the president.

List of prime ministers Finnish cabinets and prime ministers are numbered sequentially. A prime minister can serve as the head of multiple cabinets. For example, Matti Vanhanen is both the 39th and the 40th prime minister.

No. Portrait Name Term of office Election Party Cabinet President 1 Pehr Evind Svinhufvud 1917 1918 1917 Young Finnish 1. Svinhufvud I None2Juho Kusti Paasikivi19181918—Finnish2. Paasikivi IPehr Evind Svinhufvud3Lauri Ingman19181919—National Coalition3. Ingman ICarl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim4Kaarlo Castrén191919191919National Progressive4. K. CastrénKaarlo Juho Ståhlberg5Juho Vennola19191920—National Progressive5. Vennola I6Rafael Erich19201921—National Coalition6. Erich(5)Juho Vennola19211922—National Progressive7. Vennola II7Aimo Cajander192219221922Independent8. Cajander I8Kyösti Kallio19221924—Agrarian9. Kallio I(7)Aimo Cajander19241924—Independent10. Cajander II(3)Lauri Ingman192419251924National Coalition11. Ingman IILauri Kristian Relander9Antti Tulenheimo19251925—National Coalition12. Tulenheimo(8)Kyösti Kallio19251926—Agrarian13. Kallio II10Väinö Tanner19261927—Social Democratic14. Tanner11Juho Sunila192719281927Agrarian15. Sunila I12Oskari Mantere19281929—National Progressive16. Mantere(8)Kyösti Kallio192919301929Agrarian17. Kallio III(1)Pehr Evind Svinhufvud19301931—National Coalition18. Svinhufvud II1930—Juho Vennola19311931—National ProgressivePehr Evind Svinhufvud(11)Juho Sunila19311932—Agrarian19. Sunila II13Toivo Mikael Kivimäki19321936—National Progressive20. Kivimäki1933(8)Kyösti Kallio193619371936Agrarian21. Kallio IV—Rudolf Holsti19371937—National ProgressiveKyösti Kallio(7)Aimo Cajander19371939—National Progressive22. Cajander III193914Risto Ryti19391940—National Progressive23. Ryti I—24. Ryti I—Rudolf Walden19401941—IndependentRisto Ryti15Johan Wilhelm Rangell19411943—National Progressive25. Rangell16Edwin Linkomies19431944—National Coalition26. LinkomiesCarl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim17Antti Hackzell19441944—Independent27. Hackzell18Urho Castrén19441944—National Coalition28. U. Castrén(2)Juho Kusti Paasikivi19441946—National Coalition29. Paasikivi II194530. Paasikivi III—Carl Enckell19461946—IndependentJuho Kusti Paasikivi19Mauno Pekkala19461948—SKDL31. Pekkala20Karl-August Fagerholm194819501948Social Democratic32. Fagerholm I21Urho Kekkonen19501953—Agrarian33. Kekkonen I—34. Kekkonen II195135. Kekkonen III—36. Kekkonen IV22Sakari Tuomioja19531954—Independent37. Tuomioja23Ralf Törngren195419541954Swedish People's38. Törngren(21)Urho Kekkonen19541956—Agrarian39. Kekkonen V(20)Karl-August Fagerholm19561957—Social Democratic40. Fagerholm IIUrho Kekkonen24V. J. Sukselainen19571957—Agrarian41. Sukselainen I25Rainer von Fieandt19571958—Independent42. von Fieandt26Reino Kuuskoski19581958—Independent43. Kuuskoski(20)Karl-August Fagerholm195819591958Social Democratic44. Fagerholm III(24)V. J. Sukselainen19591961—Agrarian45. Sukselainen II—Eemil Luukka19611961—Agrarian27Martti Miettunen19611962—Agrarian46. Miettunen I28Ahti Karjalainen196219631962Agrarian47. Karjalainen I29Reino Ragnar Lehto19631964—Independent48. Lehto30Johannes Virolainen19641966—Agrarian49. Virolainen31Rafael Paasio196619681966Social Democratic50. Paasio I32Mauno Koivisto19681970—Social Democratic51. Koivisto I33Teuvo Aura19701970—Independent52. Aura I(28)Ahti Karjalainen197019711970Centre53. Karjalainen II(33)Teuvo Aura19711972—Independent54. Aura II(31)Rafael Paasio197219721972Social Democratic55. Paasio II34Kalevi Sorsa19721975—Social Democratic56. Sorsa I35Keijo Liinamaa19751975—Independent57. Liinamaa(27)Martti Miettunen197519771975Centre58. Miettunen II—59. Miettunen III(34)Kalevi Sorsa19771979—Social Democratic60. Sorsa II(32)Mauno Koivisto197919811979Social Democratic61. Koivisto II—Eino Uusitalo19811982—CentreMauno Koivisto(34)Kalevi Sorsa19821987—Social Democratic62. Sorsa III198363. Sorsa IV36Harri Holkeri198719911987National Coalition64. Holkeri37Esko Aho199119951991Centre65. AhoMartti Ahtisaari38Paavo Lipponen199520031995Social Democratic66. Lipponen I199967. Lipponen IITarja Halonen39Anneli Jäätteenmäki200320032003Centre68. Jäätteenmäki40Matti Vanhanen20032010—Centre69. Vanhanen I200770. Vanhanen II41Mari Kiviniemi20102011—Centre71. Kiviniemi42Jyrki Katainen201120142011National Coalition72. KatainenSauli Niinistö43Alexander Stubb20142015—National Coalition73. Stubb 44 Juha Sipilä 2015 2019 2015 Centre 74. Sipilä45Antti Rinne201920192019Social Democratic75. Rinne 46 Sanna Marin 2019 2023 — Social Democratic 76. Marin 47 Petteri Orpo 2023 Incumbent 2023 National Coalition 77. Orpo Alexander Stubb

Timeline

See also Politics of Finland Lists of incumbents President of Finland List of presidents of Finland Senate of Finland

References

External links

Official site From Senate to independent Government