Valtioneuvos (Finnish for “counsellor of state”, ) is a Finnish title of honor awarded by the President of Finland to elder statesmen. It is one of two titles (the other being vuorineuvos) in the highest class of State of Finland honors. A tax on the titles of 48,400 euros or 12,100 euros must be paid by whoever proposes the title to a holder.
Title holders Portrait Title holder (born–died)Awarded (year)Awarder (by President of Finland)Political career statuesParty Juho Kusti Paasikivi(1870–1956) 1930 Lauri Kristian Relander President, Prime minister and member of parliamentFinnish Party and National Coalition Party E. N. Setälä (1864–1935) 1934 P. E. Svinhufvudcabinet minister and member of parliamentYoung Finnish Party and National Coalition Party Eero Yrjö Pehkonen(1882–1949) 1948 Juho Kusti Paasikivi Provincial Governor, member of parliament and cabinet minister Agrarian League Karl-August Fagerholm(1901–1984) 1969 Urho KekkonenSpeaker of Parliament and Prime ministerSocial Democratic Party Martti Miettunen(1907–2002) 1977 Urho KekkonenSpeaker of Parliament, Member of parliament and Prime minister Center Party Johannes Virolainen(1914–2000) 1989Mauno KoivistoSpeaker of Parliament, Member of parliament and Prime Minister Center Party Harri Holkeri(1937–2011) 1998 Martti Ahtisaari Prime minister and member of parliament National Coalition Party Riitta Uosukainen(1942–) 2004Tarja HalonenSpeaker of Parliament, Member of parliament and Minister National Coalition PartyMatti Vanhanen(1955–)2024Alexander StubbPrime minister, Speaker of ParliamentCenter Party
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