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List of prime ministers of Finland

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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,{{cite web |url=http://www.vn.fi/hallitus/en.jsp |title=The Cabinet in Office |author=Finnish Council of State |publisher=Finnish Council of State |access-date=June 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113021806/http://www.vn.fi/hallitus/en.jsp |archive-date=November 13, 2010 }} including the current one, the longest lasting being the cabinet of Prime Minister Juha Sipilä, lasting 1,469 days.{{cite news |title=Juha Sipilän hallituksesta tulee kaikkien aikojen pitkäikäisin |url=https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000006126157.html |publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |access-date=2019-05-31 |language=fi |date=2019-04-09}}

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.{{cite web|title=Governments in chronological order|url=http://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/government/history/governments-and-ministers/report/-/r/v2|publisher=Finnish government (Valtioneuvosto)|access-date=27 March 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
rowspan="2"|No.

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

! rowspan="2" width="250"| Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan="3"| Term of office

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

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

! rowspan="2" width="250"| Cabinet
{{small|Coalition}}

! rowspan="2" width="100"| President
{{small|(Tenure)}}

width="85"| {{small|Took office}}

! width="85"| {{small|Left office}}

! width="85"| {{small|Duration}}

1

| width="65"| 144x144px

| Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
{{small|(1861–1944)}}

| class="nowrap"| {{smaller|27 November}}
1917

| class="nowrap"| {{smaller|27 May}}
1918

| style="font-size:95%;"| {{ayd|duration=on|1917|11|27|1918|5|27}}

| 1917

| style="background:{{party color|Young Finnish Party}};"|

| Young Finnish

| 1. Svinhufvud I
{{small|SP–NSP–ML–RKP (minority)}}

| None

2

|137x137px

|Juho Kusti Paasikivi
{{small|(1870–1956)}}

| class="nowrap"|{{smaller|27 May}}
1918

| class="nowrap"|{{smaller|27 November}}
1918

|{{ayd|duration=on|1918|5|27|1918|11|27}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Finnish Party}};"|

|Finnish

|2. Paasikivi I
{{small|SP–NSP–ML–RKP (minority)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{small|Regent}}
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
{{small|(1918)}}

style="height:67px;"

| rowspan="2" |3

| rowspan="2" |135x135px

| rowspan="2" |Lauri Ingman
{{small|(1868–1934)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|27 November}}
1918

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|17 April}}
1919

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1918|11|27|1919|4|17}}

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

| rowspan="2" |3. Ingman I
{{small|KOK–ED–RKP}}

rowspan="2" |{{small|Regent}}
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
{{small|(1918–1919)}}
style="height:68px;"

| rowspan="2" |4

| rowspan="2" |137x137px

| rowspan="2" |Kaarlo Castrén
{{small|(1860–1938)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|17 April}}
1919

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|15 August}}
1919

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1919|4|17|1919|8|15}}

| rowspan="2" |1919

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Progressive Party (Finland)}};"|

| rowspan="2" |National Progressive

| rowspan="2" |4. K. Castrén
{{small|ML–ED–RKP (minority)}}

rowspan="8" |Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
{{small|(1919–1925)}}
5

|150x150px

|Juho Vennola
{{small|(1872–1938)}}

|{{smaller|15 August}}
1919

|{{smaller|15 March}}
1920

|{{ayd|duration=on|1919|8|15|1920|3|15}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|National Progressive Party (Finland)}};"|

|National Progressive

|5. Vennola I
{{small|ML–ED (minority)}}

6

|153x153px

|Rafael Erich
{{small|(1879–1946)}}

|{{smaller|15 March}}
1920

|{{smaller|9 April}}
1921

|{{ayd|duration=on|1920|3|15|1921|4|9}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

|National Coalition

|6. Erich
{{small|KOK–ML–ED–RKP}}

(5)

|150x150px

|Juho Vennola
{{small|(1872–1938)}}

|{{smaller|9 April}}
1921

|{{smaller|2 June}}
1922

|{{ayd|duration=on|1921|4|9|1922|6|2}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|National Progressive Party (Finland)}};"|

|National Progressive

|7. Vennola II
{{small|ML–ED (minority)}}

7

|136x136px

|Aimo Cajander
{{small|(1879–1943)}}

|{{smaller|2 June}}
1922

|{{smaller|14 November}}
1922

|{{ayd|duration=on|1922|6|2|1922|11|14}}

|1922

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

|8. Cajander I
{{small|(caretaker)}}

8

|137x137px

|Kyösti Kallio
{{small|(1873–1940)}}

|{{smaller|14 November}}
1922

|{{smaller|18 January}}
1924

|{{ayd|duration=on|1922|11|14|1924|1|18}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

|9. Kallio I
{{small|ML–ED (minority)}}

(7)

|136x136px

|Aimo Cajander
{{small|(1879–1943)}}

|{{smaller|18 January}}
1924

|{{smaller|31 May}}
1924

|{{ayd|duration=on|1924|1|18|1924|5|31}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

|10. Cajander II
{{small|(caretaker)}}

style="height:67px;"

| rowspan="2" |(3)

| rowspan="2" |135x135px

| rowspan="2" |Lauri Ingman
{{small|(1868–1934)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|31 May}}
1924

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|31 March}}
1925

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1924|5|31|1925|3|31}}

| rowspan="2" |1924

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

| rowspan="2" |11. Ingman II
{{small|KOK–ML–ED–RKP}}

rowspan="9" |Lauri Kristian Relander
{{small|(1925–1931)}}
9

|133x133px

|Antti Tulenheimo
{{small|(1879–1952)}}

|{{smaller|31 March}}
1925

|{{smaller|31 December}}
1925

|{{ayd|duration=on|1925|3|31|1925|12|31}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

|National Coalition

|12. Tulenheimo
{{small|KOK–ML (minority)}}

(8)

|137x137px

|Kyösti Kallio
{{small|(1873–1940)}}

|{{smaller|31 December}}
1925

|{{smaller|13 December}}
1926

|{{ayd|duration=on|1925|12|31|1926|12|13}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

|13. Kallio II
{{small|ML–KOK (minority)}}

10

|137x137px

|Väinö Tanner
{{small|(1881–1966)}}

|{{smaller|13 December}}
1926

|{{smaller|17 December}}
1927

|{{ayd|duration=on|1926|12|13|1927|12|17}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

|14. Tanner
{{small|SDP (minority)}}

11

|133x133px

|Juho Sunila
{{small|(1875–1936)}}

|{{smaller|17 December}}
1927

|{{smaller|22 December}}
1928

|{{ayd|duration=on|1927|12|17|1928|12|22}}

|1927

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

|15. Sunila I
{{small|ML (minority)}}

12

|133x133px

|Oskari Mantere
{{small|(1874–1942)}}

|{{smaller|22 December}}
1928

|{{smaller|16 August}}
1929

|{{ayd|duration=on|1928|12|22|1929|8|16}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|National Progressive Party (Finland)}};"|

|National Progressive

|16. Mantere
{{small|ED (minority)}}

(8)

|137x137px

|Kyösti Kallio
{{small|(1873–1940)}}

|{{smaller|16 August}}
1929

|{{smaller|4 July}}
1930

|{{ayd|duration=on|1929|8|16|1930|7|4}}

|1929

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

|17. Kallio III
{{small|ML (minority)}}

rowspan="2" |(1)

| rowspan="2" |144x144px

| rowspan="2" |Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
{{small|(1861–1944)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|4 July}}
1930

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|18 February}}
1931

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1930|7|4|1931|2|18}}

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

| rowspan="3" |18. Svinhufvud II
{{small|ML–KOK–ED–RKP}}

1930
—

|150x150px

|Juho Vennola
{{small|(1872–1938)
Interim Prime Minister}}

|{{smaller|18 February}}
1931

|{{smaller|21 March}}
1931

|{{ayd|duration=on|1931|2|18|1931|3|21}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|National Progressive Party (Finland)}};"|

|National Progressive

| rowspan="5" |Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
{{small|(1931–1937)}}

(11)

|133x133px

|Juho Sunila
{{small|(1875–1936)}}

|{{smaller|21 March}}
1931

|{{smaller|14 December}}
1932

|{{ayd|duration=on|1931|3|21|1932|12|14}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

|19. Sunila II
{{small|ML–KOK–ED–RKP}}

rowspan="2" |13

| rowspan="2" |125x125px

| rowspan="2" |Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
{{small|(1886–1968)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|14 December}}
1932

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|7 October}}
1936

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1932|12|15|1936|10|7}}

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Progressive Party (Finland)}};"|

| rowspan="2" |National Progressive

| rowspan="2" |20. Kivimäki
{{small|ML–ED–RKP (minority)}}

1933
(8)

|137x137px

|Kyösti Kallio
{{small|(1873–1940)}}

|{{smaller|7 October}}
1936

|{{smaller|17 February}}
1937

|{{ayd|duration=on|1936|10|7|1937|2|17}}

|1936

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

| rowspan="2" |21. Kallio IV
{{small|ML–ED (minority)}}

—

|156x156px

|Rudolf Holsti
{{small|(1881–1945)
Interim Prime Minister}}

|{{smaller|17 February}}
1937

|{{smaller|12 March}}
1937

|{{ayd|duration=on|1937|2|17|1937|3|12}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|National Progressive Party (Finland)}};"|

|National Progressive

| rowspan="5" |Kyösti Kallio
{{small|(1937–1940)}}

rowspan="2" |(7)

| rowspan="2" |136x136px

| rowspan="2" |Aimo Cajander
{{small|(1879–1943)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|12 March}}
1937

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|1 December}}
1939

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1937|3|12|1939|12|1}}

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Progressive Party (Finland)}};"|

| rowspan="2" |National Progressive

| rowspan="2" |22. Cajander III
{{small|SDP–ML–ED–RKP}}

1939
rowspan="2" |14

| rowspan="2" |136x136px

| rowspan="2" |Risto Ryti
{{small|(1889–1956)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|1 December}}
1939

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|19 December}}
1940

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1939|12|1|1940|12|19}}

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Progressive Party (Finland)}};"|

| rowspan="2" |National Progressive

|23. Ryti I
{{small|SDP–ML–ED–RKP}}

—

| rowspan="2" |24. Ryti I
{{small|SDP–ML–KOK–ED–RKP}}

—

|136x136px

|Rudolf Walden
{{small|(1878–1946)
Interim Prime Minister}}

|{{smaller|19 December}}
1940

|{{smaller|4 January}}
1941

|{{ayd|duration=on|1940|12|19|1941|1|4}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

| rowspan="3" |Risto Ryti
{{small|(1940–1944)}}

15

|143x143px

|Johan Wilhelm Rangell
{{small|(1894–1982)}}

|{{smaller|4 January}}
1941

|{{smaller|5 March}}
1943

|{{ayd|duration=on|1941|1|4|1943|3|5}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|National Progressive Party (Finland)}};"|

|National Progressive

|25. Rangell
{{small|SDP–ML–KOK–RKP–ED–IKL}}

style="height:72px;"

| rowspan="2" |16

| rowspan="2" |144x144px

| rowspan="2" |Edwin Linkomies
{{small|(1894–1963)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|5 March}}
1943

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|8 August}}
1944

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1943|3|5|1944|8|8}}

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

| rowspan="2" |26. Linkomies
{{small|KOK–SDP–ML–RKP–ED}}

rowspan="6" |Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
{{small|(1944–1946)}}
17

|130x130px

|Antti Hackzell
{{small|(1881–1946)}}

|{{smaller|8 August}}
1944

|{{smaller|21 September}}
1944

|{{ayd|duration=on|1944|8|8|1944|9|21}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

|27. Hackzell
{{small|KOK–SDP–ML–RKP–ED}}

18

|129x129px

|Urho Castrén
{{small|(1886–1965)}}

|{{smaller|21 September}}
1944

|{{smaller|17 November}}
1944

|{{ayd|duration=on|1944|9|21|1944|11|17}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

|National Coalition

|28. U. Castrén
{{small|KOK–SDP–ML–RKP–ED}}

rowspan="2" |(2)

| rowspan="2" |137x137px

| rowspan="2" |Juho Kusti Paasikivi
{{small|(1870–1956)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|17 November}}
1944

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|9 March}}
1946

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1944|11|17|1946|3|9}}

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

|29. Paasikivi II
{{small|SDP–SKDL–ML–KOK–RKP–ED}}

1945

| rowspan="3" |30. Paasikivi III
{{small|SDP–SKDL–ML–ED–RKP}}

style="height:66px;"

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" |132x132px

| rowspan="2" |Carl Enckell
{{small|(1876–1959)
Interim Prime Minister}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|9 March}}
1946

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|26 March}}
1946

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1946|3|9|1946|3|26}}

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

| rowspan="2" |Independent

rowspan="10" |Juho Kusti Paasikivi
{{small|(1946–1956)}}
19

|133x133px

|Mauno Pekkala
{{small|(1890–1952)}}

|{{smaller|26 March}}
1946

|{{smaller|29 July}}
1948

|{{ayd|duration=on|1946|3|26|1948|7|29}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Finnish People's Democratic League}};"|

|SKDL

|31. Pekkala
{{small|SKDL–SDP–ML–RKP}}

20

|131x131px

|Karl-August Fagerholm
{{small|(1901–1984)}}

|{{smaller|29 July}}
1948

|{{smaller|17 March}}
1950

|{{ayd|duration=on|1948|7|29|1950|3|17}}

|1948

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

|32. Fagerholm I
{{small|SDP (minority)}}

rowspan="4" |21

| rowspan="4" |127x127px

| rowspan="4" |Urho Kekkonen
{{small|(1900–1986)}}

| rowspan="4" |{{smaller|17 March}}
1950

| rowspan="4" |{{smaller|17 November}}
1953

| rowspan="4" |{{ayd|duration=on|1950|3|17|1953|11|17}}

|—

| rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

| rowspan="4" |Agrarian

|33. Kekkonen I
{{small|ML–RKP–ED (minority)}}

—

|34. Kekkonen II
{{small|ML–SDP–RKP–ED}}

1951

|35. Kekkonen III
{{small|ML–SDP–RKP}}

—

|36. Kekkonen IV
{{small|ML–RKP (minority)}}

22

|137x137px

|Sakari Tuomioja
{{small|(1911–1964)}}

|{{smaller|17 November}}
1953

|{{smaller|5 May}}
1954

|{{ayd|duration=on|1953|11|17|1954|5|5}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

|37. Tuomioja
{{small|(caretaker)}}

23

|130x130px

|Ralf Törngren
{{small|(1899–1961)}}

|{{smaller|5 May}}
1954

|{{smaller|20 October}}
1954

|{{ayd|duration=on|1954|5|5|1954|10|20}}

|1954

|style="background:{{party color|Swedish People's Party of Finland}};"|

|Swedish People's

|38. Törngren
{{small|SDP–ML–RKP}}

(21)

|127x127px

|Urho Kekkonen
{{small|(1900–1986)}}

|{{smaller|20 October}}
1954

|{{smaller|3 March}}
1956

|{{ayd|duration=on|1954|10|20|1956|3|3}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

|39. Kekkonen V
{{small|ML–SDP}}

(20)

|131x131px

|Karl-August Fagerholm
{{small|(1901–1984)}}

|{{smaller|3 March}}
1956

|{{smaller|27 May}}
1957

|{{ayd|duration=on|1956|3|3|1957|5|27}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

|40. Fagerholm II
{{small|SDP–ML–RKP}}

| rowspan="23" |Urho Kekkonen
{{small|(1956–1982)}}

24

|148x148px

|V. J. Sukselainen
{{small|(1906–1995)}}

|{{smaller|27 May}}
1957

|{{smaller|29 November}}
1957

|{{ayd|duration=on|1957|5|27|1957|11|29}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

|41. Sukselainen I
{{small|ML–RKP–SDP–KP–TPSL}}

25

|139x139px

|Rainer von Fieandt
{{small|(1890–1972)}}

|{{smaller|29 November}}
1957

|{{smaller|26 April}}
1958

|{{ayd|duration=on|1957|11|29|1958|4|26}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

|42. von Fieandt
{{small|(caretaker)}}

26

|136x136px

|Reino Kuuskoski
{{small|(1907–1965)}}

|{{smaller|26 April}}
1958

|{{smaller|29 August}}
1958

|{{ayd|duration=on|1958|4|26|1958|8|29}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

|43. Kuuskoski
{{small|(caretaker)}}

(20)

|131x131px

|Karl-August Fagerholm
{{small|(1901–1984)}}

|{{smaller|29 August}}
1958

|{{smaller|13 January}}
1959

|{{ayd|duration=on|1958|8|29|1959|1|13}}

|1958

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

|44. Fagerholm III
{{small|SDP–ML–KOK–RKP–KP}}

(24)

|147x147px

|V. J. Sukselainen
{{small|(1906–1995)}}

|{{smaller|13 January}}
1959

|{{smaller|3 July}}
1961

|{{ayd|duration=on|1959|1|13|1961|7|14}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

| rowspan="2" |45. Sukselainen II
{{small|ML–RKP (minority)}}

—

|124x124px

|Eemil Luukka
{{small|(1892–1970)
Interim Prime Minister}}

|{{smaller|3 July}}
1961

|{{smaller|14 July}}
1961

|{{ayd|duration=on|1961|7|3|1961|7|14}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

27

|115x115px

|Martti Miettunen
{{small|(1907–2002)}}

|{{smaller|14 July}}
1961

|{{smaller|13 April}}
1962

|{{ayd|duration=on|1961|7|14|1962|4|13}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

|46. Miettunen I
{{small|ML (minority)}}

28

|123x123px

|Ahti Karjalainen
{{small|(1923–1990)}}

|{{smaller|13 April}}
1962

|{{smaller|18 December}}
1963

|{{ayd|duration=on|1962|4|13|1963|12|18}}

|1962

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

|47. Karjalainen I
{{small|ML–KOK–RKP–KP–SDP}}

29

|163x163px

|Reino Ragnar Lehto
{{small|(1898–1966)}}

|{{smaller|18 December}}
1963

|{{smaller|12 September}}
1964

|{{ayd|duration=on|1963|12|18|1964|9|12}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

|48. Lehto
{{small|(caretaker)}}

30

|120x120px

|Johannes Virolainen
{{small|(1914–2000)}}

|{{smaller|12 September}}
1964

|{{smaller|27 May}}
1966

|{{ayd|duration=on|1964|9|12|1966|5|27}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Agrarian League (Finland)}};"|

|Agrarian

|49. Virolainen
{{small|ML–KOK–RKP–KP}}

31

|104x104px

|Rafael Paasio
{{small|(1903–1980)}}

|{{smaller|27 May}}
1966

|{{smaller|22 March}}
1968

|{{ayd|duration=on|1966|5|27|1968|3|22}}

|1966

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

|50. Paasio I
{{small|SDP–KESK–SKDL–TPSL}}

32

|137x137px

|Mauno Koivisto
{{small|(1923–2017)}}

|{{smaller|22 March}}
1968

|{{smaller|14 May}}
1970

|{{ayd|duration=on|1968|3|22|1970|5|14}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

|51. Koivisto I
{{small|SDP–KESK–SKDL–TPSL–RKP}}

33

|133x133px

|Teuvo Aura
{{small|(1912–1999)}}

|{{smaller|14 May}}
1970

|{{smaller|15 July}}
1970

|{{ayd|duration=on|1970|5|14|1970|7|15}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

|52. Aura I
{{small|(caretaker)}}

(28)

|123x123px

|Ahti Karjalainen
{{small|(1923–1990)}}

|{{smaller|15 July}}
1970

|{{smaller|29 October}}
1971

|{{ayd|duration=on|1970|7|15|1971|10|29}}

|1970

|style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Finland)}};"|

|Centre

|53. Karjalainen II
{{small|KESK–SDP–SKDL–RKP–LKP}}

(33)

|133x133px

|Teuvo Aura
{{small|(1912–1999)}}

|{{smaller|29 October}}
1971

|{{smaller|23 February}}
1972

|{{ayd|duration=on|1971|10|29|1972|2|23}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

|54. Aura II
{{small|(caretaker)}}

(31)

|104x104px

|Rafael Paasio
{{small|(1903–1980)}}

|{{smaller|23 February}}
1972

|{{smaller|4 September}}
1972

|{{ayd|duration=on|1972|2|23|1972|9|4}}

|1972

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

|55. Paasio II
{{small|SDP (minority)}}

34

|152x152px

|Kalevi Sorsa
{{small|(1930–2004)}}

|{{smaller|4 September}}
1972

|{{smaller|13 June}}
1975

|{{ayd|duration=on|1972|9|4|1975|6|13}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

|56. Sorsa I
{{small|SDP–KESK–RKP–LKP}}

35

|100x100px

|Keijo Liinamaa
{{small|(1929–1980)}}

|{{smaller|13 June}}
1975

|{{smaller|30 November}}
1975

|{{ayd|duration=on|1975|6|13|1975|11|30}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|

|Independent

|57. Liinamaa
{{small|(caretaker)}}

rowspan="2" |(27)

| rowspan="2" |115x115px

| rowspan="2" |Martti Miettunen
{{small|(1907–2002)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|30 November}}
1975

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|15 May}}
1977

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1975|11|30|1977|5|15}}

|1975

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Finland)}};"|

| rowspan="2" |Centre

|58. Miettunen II
{{small|KESK–RKP–LKP (minority)}}

—

|59. Miettunen III
{{small|KESK–RKP–LKP}}

(34)

|152x152px

|Kalevi Sorsa
{{small|(1930–2004)}}

|{{smaller|15 May}}
1977

|{{smaller|26 May}}
1979

|{{ayd|duration=on|1977|5|15|1979|5|26}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

|60. Sorsa II
{{small|SDP–KESK–SKDL–RKP–LKP}}

(32)

|137x137px

|Mauno Koivisto
{{small|(1923–2017)}}

|{{smaller|26 May}}
1979

|{{smaller|27 October}}
1981

|{{ayd|duration=on|1979|5|26|1981|10|27}}

|1979

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

| rowspan="2" |61. Koivisto II
{{small|SDP–KESK–SKDL–RKP}}

—

|File:Sivistysvaliokunta-1959 (Uusitalo).jpg

|Eino Uusitalo
{{small|(1924–2015)
Interim Prime Minister}}

|{{smaller|27 October}}
1981

|{{smaller|19 February}}
1982

|{{ayd|duration=on|1981|10|26|1982|2|19}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Finland)}};"|

|Centre

| rowspan="5" |Mauno Koivisto
{{small|(1982–1994)}}

rowspan="2" |(34)

| rowspan="2" |152x152px

| rowspan="2" |Kalevi Sorsa
{{small|(1930–2004)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|19 February}}
1982

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|30 April}}
1987

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1982|2|19|1987|4|30}}

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

| rowspan="2" |Social Democratic

|62. Sorsa III
{{small|SDP–KESK–SKDL–RKP–LKP}}

1983

|63. Sorsa IV
{{small|SDP–KESK–RKP–SMP}}

36

|150x150px

|Harri Holkeri
{{small|(1937–2011)}}

|{{smaller|30 April}}
1987

|{{smaller|26 April}}
1991

|{{ayd|duration=on|1987|4|30|1991|4|26}}

|1987

|style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

|National Coalition

|64. Holkeri
{{small|KOK–SDP–RKP–SMP}}

style="height:75px;"

| rowspan="2" |37

| rowspan="2" |150x150px

| rowspan="2" |Esko Aho
{{small|(born 1954)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|26 April}}
1991

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|13 April}}
1995

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|1991|4|26|1995|4|13}}

| rowspan="2" |1991

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Finland)}};"|

| rowspan="2" |Centre

| rowspan="2" |65. Aho
{{small|KESK–KOK–RKP–SKL}}

rowspan="3" |Martti Ahtisaari
{{small|(1994–2000)}}
rowspan="3" |38

| rowspan="3" |124x124px

| rowspan="3" |Paavo Lipponen
{{small|(born 1941)}}

| rowspan="3" |{{smaller|13 April}}
1995

| rowspan="3" |{{smaller|17 April}}
2003

| rowspan="3" |{{ayd|duration=on|1995|4|13|2003|4|17}}

|1995

| rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

| rowspan="3" |Social Democratic

|66. Lipponen I
{{small|SDP–KOK–RKP–VAS–VIHR}}

style="height:31px;"

| rowspan="2" |1999

| rowspan="2" |67. Lipponen II
{{small|SDP–KOK–RKP–VAS–VIHR}}

rowspan="6" |Tarja Halonen
{{small|(2000–2012)}}
39

|150x150px

|Anneli Jäätteenmäki
{{small|(born 1955)}}

|{{smaller|17 April}}
2003

|{{smaller|24 June}}
2003

|{{ayd|duration=on|2003|4|17|2003|6|24}}

|2003

|style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Finland)}};"|

|Centre

|68. Jäätteenmäki
{{small|KESK–SDP–RKP}}

rowspan="2" |40

| rowspan="2" |130x130px

| rowspan="2" |Matti Vanhanen
{{small|(born 1955)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|24 June}}
2003

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|22 June}}
2010

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|2003|6|24|2010|6|22}}

|—

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Finland)}};"|

| rowspan="2" |Centre

|69. Vanhanen I
{{small|KESK–SDP–RKP}}

2007

|70. Vanhanen II
{{small|KESK–KOK–RKP–VIHR}}

41

|150x150px

|Mari Kiviniemi
{{small|(born 1968)}}

|{{smaller|22 June}}
2010

|{{smaller|22 June}}
2011

|{{ayd|duration=on|2010|6|22|2011|6|22}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Finland)}};"|

|Centre

|71. Kiviniemi
{{small|KESK–KOK–RKP–VIHR}}

style="height:67px;"

| rowspan="2" |42

| rowspan="2" |125x125px

| rowspan="2" |Jyrki Katainen
{{small|(born 1971)}}

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|22 June}}
2011

| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|24 June}}
2014

| rowspan="2" |{{ayd|duration=on|2011|6|22|2014|6|24}}

| rowspan="2" |2011

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

| rowspan="2" |National Coalition

| rowspan="2" |72. Katainen
{{small|KOK–SDP–RKP–VAS–VIHR–KD}}

rowspan="6" |Sauli Niinistö
{{small|(2012–2024)}}
43

|135x135px

|Alexander Stubb
{{small|(born 1968)}}

|{{smaller|24 June}}
2014

|{{smaller|29 May}}
2015

|{{ayd|duration=on|2014|6|24|2015|5|29}}

|—

|style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

|National Coalition

|73. Stubb
{{small|KOK–SDP–RKP–VIHR–KD}}

44

| 132x132px

| Juha Sipilä
{{small|(born 1961)}}

| {{smaller|29 May}}
2015

| {{smaller|6 June}}
2019

| {{ayd|duration=on|2015|5|29|2019|6|6}}

| 2015

| style="background:{{party color|Centre Party (Finland)}};"|

| Centre

| 74. Sipilä
{{small|KESK–PS–KOK}}

45

|134x134px

|Antti Rinne
{{small|(born 1962)}}

|{{smaller|6 June}}
2019

|{{smaller|10 December}}
2019

|{{ayd|duration=on|2019|6|6|2019|12|10}}

|2019

|style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

|Social Democratic

|75. Rinne
{{small|SDP–KESK–VIHR–VAS–RKP}}

46

| 133x133px

| Sanna Marin
{{small|(born 1985)}}

| {{smaller|10 December}}
2019

| {{smaller|20 June}}
2023

| {{ayd|duration=on|2019|12|10|2023|6|20}}

|—

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Finland}};"|

| Social Democratic

| 76. Marin
{{small|SDP–KESK–VIHR–VAS–RKP}}

style="height:50px;"

| rowspan="2" | 47

| rowspan="2" | 134x134px

| rowspan="2" | Petteri Orpo
{{small|(born 1969)}}

| rowspan="2" | {{smaller|20 June}}
2023

| rowspan="2" | Incumbent

| rowspan="2" |

{{ayd|duration=on|2023|6|20

}

| rowspan="2" | 2023

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Coalition Party}};"|

| rowspan="2" | National Coalition

| rowspan="2" | 77. Orpo
{{small|KOK–PS–RKP–KD}}

|-

| Alexander Stubb
{{small|(since 2024)}}

|-

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from: 27/11/1917 till: 27/05/1918 color:Young

from: 04/07/1930 till: 18/02/1931 color:KOK text:"Pehr Evind Svinhufvud"

bar:Paasikivi

from: 27/05/1918 till: 27/11/1918 color:Finish

from: 17/11/1944 till: 09/03/1946 color:KOK text:"Juho Kusti Paasikivi"

bar:Ingman

from: 27/11/1918 till: 17/04/1919 color:KOK

from: 31/05/1924 till: 31/03/1925 color:KOK text:"Lauri Ingman"

bar:Castrén

from: 17/04/1919 till: 15/08/1919 color:ED text:"Kaarlo Castrén"

bar:Vennola

from: 15/08/1919 till: 15/03/1920 color:ED

from: 09/04/1921 till: 02/06/1922 color:ED

from: 18/02/1931 till: 21/03/1931 color:ED text:"Juho Vennola"

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from: 15/03/1920 till: 09/04/1921 color:KOK text:"Rafael Erich"

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from: 02/06/1922 till: 14/11/1922 color:Ind

from: 18/01/1924 till: 31/05/1924 color:Ind

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from: 14/11/1922 till: 18/01/1924 color:KESK

from: 31/12/1925 till: 13/12/1926 color:KESK

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from: 07/10/1936 till: 17/02/1937 color:KESK text:"Kyösti Kallio"

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from: 31/03/1925 till: 31/12/1925 color:KOK text:"Antti Tulenheimo"

bar:Tanner

from: 13/12/1926 till: 17/12/1927 color:SDP text:"Väinö Tanner"

bar:Sunila

from: 17/12/1927 till: 22/12/1928 color:KESK

from: 21/03/1931 till: 14/12/1932 color:KESK text:"Juho Sunila"

bar:Mantere

from: 22/12/1928 till: 16/08/1929 color:ED text:"Oskari Mantere"

bar:Kivimaki

from: 14/12/1932 till: 07/10/1936 color:ED text:"Toivo Mikael Kivimäki"

bar:Holsti

from: 17/02/1937 till: 12/03/1937 color:ED text:"Rudolf Holsti"

bar:Ryti

from: 01/12/1939 till: 19/12/1940 color:ED text:"Risto Ryti"

bar:Walden

from: 19/12/1940 till: 04/01/1941 color:Ind text:"Rudolf Walden"

bar:Rangel

from: 04/02/1941 till: 05/03/1943 color:ED text:"Johan Wilhelm Rangell"

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from: 05/03/1943 till: 08/08/1944 color:KOK text:"Edwin Linkomies"

bar:Hackzell

from: 08/08/1944 till: 21/09/1944 color:Ind text:"Antti Hackzell"

bar:Castren

from: 21/09/1944 till: 17/11/1944 color:KOK text:"Urho Castrén"

bar:Enckell

from: 09/03/1946 till: 26/03/1946 color:Ind text:"Carl Enckell"

bar:Pekkala

from: 26/03/1948 till: 29/07/1948 color:SKDL text:"Mauno Pekkala"

bar:Fagerholm

from: 29/07/1948 till: 17/03/1950 color:SDP

from: 03/03/1956 till: 27/05/1957 color:SDP

from: 29/08/1958 till: 13/01/1959 color:SDP text:"Karl-August Fagerholm"

bar:Kekkonen

from: 17/03/1950 till: 17/11/1953 color:KESK

from: 20/10/1954 till: 03/03/1956 color:KESK text:"Urho Kekkonen"

bar:Tuomioja

from: 17/11/1953 till: 05/05/1954 color:Ind text:"Sakari Tuomioja"

bar:Törngren

from: 05/05/1954 till: 20/10/1954 color:SPP text:"Ralf Törngren"

bar:Sukselainen

from: 27/05/1957 till: 29/11/1957 color:KESK

from: 13/01/1959 till: 03/07/1961 color:KESK text:"V. J. Sukselainen"

bar:Fienandt

from: 29/11/1957 till: 26/04/1958 color:Ind text:"Rainer von Fieandt"

bar:Kuuskoski

from: 26/04/1958 till: 29/08/1958 color:Ind text:"Reino Kuuskoski"

bar:Luukka

from: 03/07/1961 till: 14/07/1961 color:KESK text:"Eemil Luukka"

bar:Miettunen

from: 14/07/1961 till: 13/04/1962 color:KESK

from: 30/11/1975 till: 15/05/1977 color:KESK text:"Martti Miettunen"

bar:Karjalainen

from: 13/04/1962 till: 18/12/1963 color:KESK

from: 15/07/1970 till: 29/10/1971 color:KESK text:"Ahti Karjalainen"

bar:Lehto

from: 18/12/1963 till: 12/09/1964 color:Ind text:"Reino Ragnar Lehto"

bar:Virolainen

from: 12/09/1964 till: 27/05/1966 color:KESK text:"Johannes Virolainen"

bar:Paasio

from: 27/05/1966 till: 22/03/1968 color:SDP

from: 23/02/1972 till: 04/09/1972 color:SDP text:"Rafael Paasio"

bar:Koivisto

from: 22/03/1968 till: 14/05/1970 color:SDP

from: 26/05/1979 till: 27/10/1981 color:SDP text:"Mauno Koivisto"

bar:Aura

from: 14/05/1970 till: 15/07/1970 color:Ind

from: 29/10/1971 till: 23/02/1972 color:Ind text:"Teuvo Aura"

bar:Sorsa

from: 04/09/1972 till: 13/06/1975 color:SDP

from: 15/05/1977 till: 26/05/1979 color:SDP

from: 19/02/1982 till: 30/04/1987 color:SDP text:"Kalevi Sorsa"

bar:Liinamaa

from: 13/06/1975 till: 30/11/1975 color:Ind text:"Keijo Liinamaa"

bar:Uusitalo

from: 27/10/1981 till: 19/02/1982 color:Ind text:"Eino Uusitalo"

bar:Holkeri

from: 30/04/1987 till: 26/04/1991 color:KOK text:"Harri Holkeri"

bar:Aho

from: 26/04/1991 till: 13/04/1995 color:KESK text:"Esko Aho"

bar:Lipponen

from: 13/04/1995 till: 17/04/2003 color:SDP text:"Paavo Lipponen"

bar:Jäätteenmäki

from: 17/04/2003 till: 24/06/2003 color:KESK text:"Anneli Jäätteenmäki"

bar:Vanhanen

from: 24/06/2003 till: 22/06/2010 color:KESK text:"Matti Vanhanen"

bar:Kiviniemi

from: 22/06/2010 till: 22/06/2011 color:KESK text:"Mari Kiviniemi"

bar:Katainen

from: 22/06/2011 till: 24/06/2014 color:KOK text:"Jyrki Katainen"

bar:Stubb

from: 24/06/2014 till: 29/05/2015 color:KOK text:"Alexander Stubb"

bar:Sipilä

from: 29/05/2015 till: 06/06/2019 color:KESK text:"Juha Sipilä"

bar:Rinne

from: 06/06/2019 till: 10/12/2019 color:SDP text:"Antti Rinne"

bar:Marin

from: 10/12/2019 till: 20/06/2023 color:SDP text:"Sanna Marin"

bar:Orpo

from: 20/06/2023 till: $now color:KOK text:"Petteri Orpo"

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See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{commons category-inline|Prime ministers of Finland}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20051119191201/http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/vn/liston/vnk.lsp?r=916&k=en Official site]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20050321020117/http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/vn/liston/base.lsp?r=749&k=en From Senate to independent Government]

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