List of political parties in Finland

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That is a list of the political parties in Finland .

After the parliamentary elections in 2015, nine parties are represented in the Finnish parliament.

Parties represented in parliament

Political party Orientation / ideology founding Election 2015 Election 2019 Members comment
National Collection
Party Kansallinen Kokoomus (Kok.)
Samlingspartiet (Saml.)
conservative, economically liberal 1918 18.2% / 37 seats 17.0% / 38 seats 41,000 Website
Social Democratic Party of Finland
Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP)
Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti
social democratic 1899 16.5% / 34 seats 17.7% / 40 seats 50,000 Website
Base fins
Perussuomalaiset (PS)
Sannfinländarna
conservative values, nationalistic, EU-skeptical 1995 17.7% / 38 seats
(until June 13, 2017)
17 seats
(from June 13, 2017)
17.5% / 39 seats 5,000 Website
Center of Finland
Suomen Keskusta (Kesk)
Centers i Finland
social liberal 1906 21.2% / 49 seats 13.6% / 31 seats 163,000 1906–1965: Landbund
1965–1988: Center Party
Finnish Center Party
Left Alliance
Vasemmistoliitto (Vas)
Vänsterförbundet (Vf)
democratic socialism 1990 07.1% / 12 seats 08.2% / 16 seats 9 100 Website
Green Bund
Vihreä Liitto (Vihr)
Gröna Förbundet
green politics, liberal 1987 08.5% / 15 seats 11.5% / 20 seats 4 600 Website
Swedish People's Party of Finland
Suomen Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue (RKP)
Svenska Folkpartiet i Finland (SFP)
liberal, Swedish-speaking minority 1906 4.9% /
9 seats
4.5% /
9 seats
28,000 Website
Christian Democrats
Kristillisdemokraatit (KD)
Kristdemokraterna
Christian democratic, conservative values 1958 3.5% /
5 seats
3.9% /
5 seats
13,000 1958–2001: Christian Covenant Finland
website
Blue future
 Sininen tulevaisuus
 Blå framtiden
Reformism, patriotism, nationalism 2017 - /
19 seats
1.0% /
0 seats
Split in 2017 from the base Finns from
site

Other parties

Political party Orientation / ideology founding Election 2015 Members comment
Piratenpartei
Piraattipuolue (PP)
Piratpartiet
Freedom of information 2008 0.8%
Itsenäisyyspuolue Independence Party
(IPU)
Självständighetspartiet
EU skeptical 1994 0.4%
Communist Party of Finland
Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue (SKP)
Finlands Kommunistiska Parti
communist (Marxist-Leninist) 1986/1997 0.3% 1986–1994: Communist Party of Finland (unity)
Change in 2011
Muutos 2011 (M11)
Förändring 2011
direct democracy, freedom of expression 2009 0.3%
Workers' Party of Finland
Suomen Työvänenpuolue (STP)
Finlands Arbetarparti (FAP)
left politics 2006 0.0%
Communist Labor Party
Communists Työvänenpuolue (KTP)
Kommunistiska Arbetarparti (KAP)
communist (Marxist-Leninist) 1988 0.0%
Suomen Kansa Ensin EU-skeptical, nationalism 2018 n / A
Feminist Party
Feminists puolue
Feministiska partiet
feminism 2016 n / A

Overview of historical and existing parties in Finland

Parties that were and are represented in the Finnish Parliament:

Vaterländische Volksbewegung Finnische Christdemokraten Nationale Sammlungspartei (Finnland) Finnische Partei Konstitutionelle Rechtspartei Schwedische Volkspartei (Finnland) Reformgruppe (Finnland) Junge Finnen Liberaalit Freisinnigen-Bund Nationale Fortschrittspartei (Finnland) Volkspartei (Finnland, 1917) Jungfinnische Partei Blaue Zukunft Basisfinnen Suomen Maaseudun Puolue Partei der Einheit des Finnischen Volkes Kleinbauernpartei (Finnland) Kleinbauernpartei Finnlands Volkspartei (Finnland, 1932) Finnische Zentrumspartei Grüner Bund Kirjava ”Puolue” – Elonkehän Puolesta Christlicher Arbeiterbund Finnlands Sozialdemokratische Partei Finnlands Sozialdemokratischer Bund der Arbeiter- und Kleinbauernschaft Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Finnlands Sozialistische Arbeiter- und Kleinbauernwahlorganisation Linksbündnis (Finnland) Demokratische Union des Finnischen Volkes Demokratisch Alternative

See also

Individual evidence

  1. https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/EKV-2019/fi/tulos_kokomaa.html
  2. kauppalehti.fi: Perussuomalaisilla hurja tahti: "Jäseniä tulee ovista ja ikkunoista" , March 13, 2011