Social Democratic Party of Finland
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.