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.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"

! rowspan="2"|No.

! rowspan="2" width="65"| Portrait

! rowspan="2" width="250"| Name

! colspan="3"| Term of office

! rowspan="2" width="65"| Election

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="90"| Party

! rowspan="2" width="250"| Cabinet

! rowspan="2" width="100"| President

! width="85"|

| width="65"| 144x144px

| Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

| class="nowrap"| 1917

| class="nowrap"| 1918

| style="font-size:95%;"|

| 1917

| style="background:;"|

| Young Finnish

| 1. Svinhufvud I

| None

|137x137px

|Juho Kusti Paasikivi

| class="nowrap"| 1918

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Finnish

|2. Paasikivi I

| rowspan="2" | Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

|-style="height:67px;"

| rowspan="2" |3

| rowspan="2" |135x135px

| rowspan="2" |Lauri Ingman

| rowspan="2" | 1918

| rowspan="2" | 1919

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

| rowspan="2" |3. Ingman I

| rowspan="2" | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

|-style="height:68px;"

| rowspan="2" |4

| rowspan="2" |137x137px

| rowspan="2" |Kaarlo Castrén

| rowspan="2" | 1919

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" |1919

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |National Progressive

| rowspan="2" |4. K. Castrén

| rowspan="8" |Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg

|150x150px

|Juho Vennola

| 1919

| 1920

|—

|style="background:;"|

|National Progressive

|5. Vennola I

|153x153px

|Rafael Erich

| 1920

| 1921

|—

|style="background:;"|

|National Coalition

|6. Erich

|(5)

|150x150px

|Juho Vennola

| 1921

| 1922

|—

|style="background:;"|

|National Progressive

|7. Vennola II

|136x136px

|Aimo Cajander

| 1922

|1922

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

|8. Cajander I

|137x137px

|Kyösti Kallio

| 1922

| 1924

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|9. Kallio I

|(7)

|136x136px

|Aimo Cajander

| 1924

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

|10. Cajander II

|-style="height:67px;"

| rowspan="2" |(3)

| rowspan="2" |135x135px

| rowspan="2" |Lauri Ingman

| rowspan="2" | 1924

| rowspan="2" | 1925

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" |1924

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

| rowspan="2" |11. Ingman II

| rowspan="9" |Lauri Kristian Relander

|133x133px

|Antti Tulenheimo

| 1925

|—

|style="background:;"|

|National Coalition

|12. Tulenheimo

|(8)

|137x137px

|Kyösti Kallio

| 1925

| 1926

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|13. Kallio II

|10

|137x137px

|Väinö Tanner

| 1926

| 1927

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

|14. Tanner

|11

|133x133px

|Juho Sunila

| 1927

| 1928

|1927

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|15. Sunila I

|12

|133x133px

|Oskari Mantere

| 1928

| 1929

|—

|style="background:;"|

|National Progressive

|16. Mantere

|(8)

|137x137px

|Kyösti Kallio

| 1929

| 1930

|1929

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|17. Kallio III

| rowspan="2" |(1)

| rowspan="2" |144x144px

| rowspan="2" |Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

| rowspan="2" | 1930

| rowspan="2" | 1931

| rowspan="2" |

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

| rowspan="3" |18. Svinhufvud II

|1930

|—

|150x150px

|Juho Vennola

| 1931

|—

|style="background:;"|

|National Progressive

| rowspan="5" |Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

|(11)

|133x133px

|Juho Sunila

| 1931

| 1932

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|19. Sunila II

| rowspan="2" |13

| rowspan="2" |125x125px

| rowspan="2" |Toivo Mikael Kivimäki

| rowspan="2" | 1932

| rowspan="2" | 1936

| rowspan="2" |

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |National Progressive

| rowspan="2" |20. Kivimäki

|1933

|(8)

|137x137px

|Kyösti Kallio

| 1936

| 1937

|1936

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

| rowspan="2" |21. Kallio IV

|—

|156x156px

|Rudolf Holsti

| 1937

|—

|style="background:;"|

|National Progressive

| rowspan="5" |Kyösti Kallio

| rowspan="2" |(7)

| rowspan="2" |136x136px

| rowspan="2" |Aimo Cajander

| rowspan="2" | 1937

| rowspan="2" | 1939

| rowspan="2" |

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |National Progressive

| rowspan="2" |22. Cajander III

|1939

| rowspan="2" |14

| rowspan="2" |136x136px

| rowspan="2" |Risto Ryti

| rowspan="2" | 1939

| rowspan="2" | 1940

| rowspan="2" |

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |National Progressive

|23. Ryti I

|—

| rowspan="2" |24. Ryti I

|—

|136x136px

|Rudolf Walden

| 1940

| 1941

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

| rowspan="3" |Risto Ryti

|15

|143x143px

|Johan Wilhelm Rangell

| 1941

| 1943

|—

|style="background:;"|

|National Progressive

|25. Rangell

|-style="height:72px;"

| rowspan="2" |16

| rowspan="2" |144x144px

| rowspan="2" |Edwin Linkomies

| rowspan="2" | 1943

| rowspan="2" | 1944

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

| rowspan="2" |26. Linkomies

| rowspan="6" |Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

|17

|130x130px

|Antti Hackzell

| 1944

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

|27. Hackzell

|18

|129x129px

|Urho Castrén

| 1944

|—

|style="background:;"|

|National Coalition

|28. U. Castrén

| rowspan="2" |(2)

| rowspan="2" |137x137px

| rowspan="2" |Juho Kusti Paasikivi

| rowspan="2" | 1944

| rowspan="2" | 1946

| rowspan="2" |

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

|29. Paasikivi II

|1945

| rowspan="3" |30. Paasikivi III

|-style="height:66px;"

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" |132x132px

| rowspan="2" |Carl Enckell

| rowspan="2" | 1946

| rowspan="2" |'

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |Independent

| rowspan="10" |Juho Kusti Paasikivi

|19

|133x133px

|Mauno Pekkala

| 1946

| 1948

|—

|style="background:;"|

|SKDL

|31. Pekkala

|20

|131x131px

|Karl-August Fagerholm

| 1948

| 1950

|1948

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

|32. Fagerholm I

| rowspan="4" |21

| rowspan="4" |127x127px

| rowspan="4" |Urho Kekkonen

| rowspan="4" | 1950

| rowspan="4" | 1953

| rowspan="4" |

|—

| rowspan="4" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="4" |Agrarian

|33. Kekkonen I

|—

|34. Kekkonen II

|1951

|35. Kekkonen III

|—

|36. Kekkonen IV

|22

|137x137px

|Sakari Tuomioja

| 1953

| 1954

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

|37. Tuomioja

|23

|130x130px

|Ralf Törngren

| 1954

|1954

|style="background:;"|

|Swedish People's

|38. Törngren

|(21)

|127x127px

|Urho Kekkonen

| 1954

| 1956

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|39. Kekkonen V

|(20)

|131x131px

|Karl-August Fagerholm

| 1956

| 1957

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

|40. Fagerholm II

| rowspan="23" |Urho Kekkonen

|24

|148x148px

|V. J. Sukselainen

| 1957

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|41. Sukselainen I

|25

|139x139px

|Rainer von Fieandt

| 1957

| 1958

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

|42. von Fieandt

|26

|136x136px

|Reino Kuuskoski

| 1958

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

|43. Kuuskoski

|(20)

|131x131px

|Karl-August Fagerholm

| 1958

| 1959

|1958

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

|44. Fagerholm III

|(24)

|147x147px

|V. J. Sukselainen

| 1959

| 1961

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

| rowspan="2" |45. Sukselainen II

|—

|124x124px

|Eemil Luukka

| 1961

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|27

|115x115px

|Martti Miettunen

| 1961

| 1962

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|46. Miettunen I

|28

|123x123px

|Ahti Karjalainen

| 1962

| 1963

|1962

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|47. Karjalainen I

|29

|163x163px

|Reino Ragnar Lehto

| 1963

| 1964

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

|48. Lehto

|30

|120x120px

|Johannes Virolainen

| 1964

| 1966

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Agrarian

|49. Virolainen

|31

|104x104px

|Rafael Paasio

| 1966

| 1968

|1966

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

|50. Paasio I

|32

|137x137px

|Mauno Koivisto

| 1968

| 1970

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

|51. Koivisto I

|33

|133x133px

|Teuvo Aura

| 1970

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

|52. Aura I

|(28)

|123x123px

|Ahti Karjalainen

| 1970

| 1971

|1970

|style="background:;"|

|Centre

|53. Karjalainen II

|(33)

|133x133px

|Teuvo Aura

| 1971

| 1972

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

|54. Aura II

|(31)

|104x104px

|Rafael Paasio

| 1972

|1972

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

|55. Paasio II

|34

|152x152px

|Kalevi Sorsa

| 1972

| 1975

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

|56. Sorsa I

|35

|100x100px

|Keijo Liinamaa

| 1975

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Independent

|57. Liinamaa

| rowspan="2" |(27)

| rowspan="2" |115x115px

| rowspan="2" |Martti Miettunen

| rowspan="2" | 1975

| rowspan="2" | 1977

| rowspan="2" |

|1975

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |Centre

|58. Miettunen II

|—

|59. Miettunen III

|(34)

|152x152px

|Kalevi Sorsa

| 1977

| 1979

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

|60. Sorsa II

|(32)

|137x137px

|Mauno Koivisto

| 1979

| 1981

|1979

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

| rowspan="2" |61. Koivisto II

|—

|File:Sivistysvaliokunta-1959 (Uusitalo).jpg

|Eino Uusitalo

| 1981

| 1982

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Centre

| rowspan="5" |Mauno Koivisto

| rowspan="2" |(34)

| rowspan="2" |152x152px

| rowspan="2" |Kalevi Sorsa

| rowspan="2" | 1982

| rowspan="2" | 1987

| rowspan="2" |

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |Social Democratic

|62. Sorsa III

|1983

|63. Sorsa IV

|36

|150x150px

|Harri Holkeri

| 1987

| 1991

|1987

|style="background:;"|

|National Coalition

|64. Holkeri

|-style="height:75px;"

| rowspan="2" |37

| rowspan="2" |150x150px

| rowspan="2" |Esko Aho

| rowspan="2" | 1991

| rowspan="2" | 1995

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" |1991

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |Centre

| rowspan="2" |65. Aho

| rowspan="3" |Martti Ahtisaari

| rowspan="3" |38

| rowspan="3" |124x124px

| rowspan="3" |Paavo Lipponen

| rowspan="3" | 1995

| rowspan="3" | 2003

| rowspan="3" |

|1995

| rowspan="3" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="3" |Social Democratic

|66. Lipponen I

|-style="height:31px;"

| rowspan="2" |1999

| rowspan="2" |67. Lipponen II

| rowspan="6" |Tarja Halonen

|39

|150x150px

|Anneli Jäätteenmäki

| 2003

|2003

|style="background:;"|

|Centre

|68. Jäätteenmäki

| rowspan="2" |40

| rowspan="2" |130x130px

| rowspan="2" |Matti Vanhanen

| rowspan="2" | 2003

| rowspan="2" | 2010

| rowspan="2" |

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |Centre

|69. Vanhanen I

|2007

|70. Vanhanen II

|41

|150x150px

|Mari Kiviniemi

| 2010

| 2011

|—

|style="background:;"|

|Centre

|71. Kiviniemi

|-style="height:67px;"

| rowspan="2" |42

| rowspan="2" |125x125px

| rowspan="2" |Jyrki Katainen

| rowspan="2" | 2011

| rowspan="2" | 2014

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" |2011

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

| rowspan="2" |72. Katainen

| rowspan="6" |Sauli Niinistö

|43

|135x135px

|Alexander Stubb

| 2014

| 2015

|—

|style="background:;"|

|National Coalition

|73. Stubb

| 44

| 132x132px

| Juha Sipilä

| 2015

| 2019

| 2015

| style="background:;"|

| Centre

| 74. Sipilä

|45

|134x134px

|Antti Rinne

| 2019

|2019

|style="background:;"|

|Social Democratic

|75. Rinne

| 46

| 133x133px

| Sanna Marin

| 2019

| 2023

|—

| style="background:;"|

| Social Democratic

| 76. Marin

|-style="height:50px;"

| rowspan="2" | 47

| rowspan="2" | 134x134px

| rowspan="2" | Petteri Orpo

| rowspan="2" | 2023

| rowspan="2" | Incumbent

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | 2023

| rowspan="2" style="background:;"|

| rowspan="2" | National Coalition

| rowspan="2" | 77. Orpo

| Alexander Stubb

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References

External links

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See also

References

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