Social Democratic Party of Finland
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Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue[nb 1] Finlands socialdemokratiska parti | |
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Abbreviation | SDP |
Leader | Antti Lindtman |
Founded | 20 July 1899 |
Headquarters | Saariniemenkatu 6, Helsinki |
Newspaper | Demokraatti |
Student wing | Social Democratic Students |
Youth wing | Demarinuoret |
Women's wing | Social Democratic Women in Finland[1] |
Membership (2019) | 39,450[2] |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance[3] Socialist International[4] |
European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats[5] |
Nordic affiliation | SAMAK The Social Democratic Group |
Colours | Red |
Parliament | 40 / 200 |
European Parliament | 2 / 14 |
Municipality councils | 1,449 / 8,999 |
County seats | 275 / 1,379 |
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The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, Finnish: Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue [ˈsuo̯men ˈsosiɑ(ː)liˌdemokrɑːtːinen ˈpuo̯lue]; Swedish: Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats (Finnish: Sosiaalidemokraatit; Swedish: Socialdemokrater) and also known in Finnish as Demarit (Swedish: Socialdemokraterna),[6] is a social-democratic political party in Finland.[7] It is currently the largest party in the Parliament of Finland with 40 seats.
List of party leaders
[change | change source]Time | Leader |
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1899–1900 | Nils Robert af Ursin |
1900 | J. A. Salminen |
1900–1903 | K. F. Hellstén |
1903–1905 | Taavi Tainio |
1905–1906 | Emil Perttilä |
1906–1909 | Edvard Valpas-Hänninen |
1909–1911 | Matti Paasivuori |
1911–1913 | Otto Wille Kuusinen |
1913–1917 | Matti Paasivuori |
1917–1918 | Kullervo Manner |
1918–1926 | Väinö Tanner |
1926–1930 | Matti Paasivuori |
1930–1942 | Kaarlo Harvala |
1942–1944 | Väinö Salovaara |
1944–1946 | Onni Hiltunen |
1946–1957 | Emil Skog |
1957–1963 | Väinö Tanner |
1963–1975 | Rafael Paasio |
1975–1987 | Kalevi Sorsa |
1987–1991 | Pertti Paasio |
1991–1993 | Ulf Sundqvist |
1993–2005 | Paavo Lipponen |
2005–2008 | Eero Heinäluoma |
2008–2014 | Jutta Urpilainen |
2014–2020 | Antti Rinne |
2020–2023 | Sanna Marin |
Since 2023 | Antti Lindtman |
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ For historical reasons, the party's name is spelled in the old-fashioned way, with a short a.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Member Organisations". Socialist International Women. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ↑ "About the SDP". Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue (in Finnish). 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ↑ "Parties & Organisations". Progressive Alliance. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "Full list of member parties and organisations". Socialist International. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ Terry, Chris (3 March 2014). "Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)". The Democratic Society. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ Icoronato, Katja (June 25, 2019). "Ministerivastuun alla ei voi enää puhua pötyä - Demarit selittelevät tätä fuulausta vielä pitkään". Uusi Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ↑ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Finland". Parties and Elections in Europe.