Deputy Prime Minister of Finland

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Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
Suomen pääministerin sijainen
Incumbent
Annika Saarikko

since 10 September 2020
AppointerFinnish Government
Inaugural holderJohannes Virolainen
Formation1957

The Deputy Prime Minister of Finland (Finnish: Suomen pääministerin sijainen, Swedish: Finlands statsministers ställföreträdare, lit. Finland's Prime Minister's Substitute), officially titled the Minister deputising for the Prime Minister,[1] is a member of the Finnish Government who becomes the acting Prime Minister. They have usually been the Minister of Finance as well.

The current Deputy Prime Minister of Finland is Annika Saarikko.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Minister of Finance". Valtioneuvosto. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. "Katri Kulmunista pääministerin ensimmäinen sijainen". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2019-09-12.