Registered Political Parties
Under Finnish law, a political association that fulfils certain conditions may become an officially registered party. A registered party may nominate candidates in all national and local elections, and a party that is represented in parliament is entitled to a government subsidy relative to its number of seats. To qualify as a registered party, an association must have bylaws guaranteeing democratic internal organization and must be able to present 5,000 signatures from supporters who are eligible to vote. A party that fails to win a single seat in two consecutive parliamentary elections is stricken from the register but may apply again. (In contrast, a voluntary association has a requirement of 20,000 supporters and is not eligible for party subsidy.)
| Name in English |
Name in Finnish |
Name in Swedish |
Abbr. | Leader | MPs | Founded |
| Parliamentary parties | ||||||
| National Coalition Party | Kansallinen Kokoomus | Samlingspartiet | Kok. | Jyrki Katainen | 44 | 1918 |
| Christian Democrats of Finland | Suomen Kristillisdemokraatit | Kristdemokraterna i Finland | KD | Päivi Räsänen | 6 | 1958 |
| True Finns | Perussuomalaiset | Sannfinländarna | PS | Timo Soini | 39 | 19951 |
| Centre Party | Suomen Keskusta | Centern i Finland | Kesk. | Juha Sipilä | 35 | 1906 |
| Swedish People's Party of Finland | Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue | Svenska folkpartiet i Finland | RKP | Carl Haglund | 9 + 12 | 19063 |
| Social Democratic Party of Finland | Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue | Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti | SDP | Jutta Urpilainen | 42 | 1899 |
| Left Alliance | Vasemmistoliitto | Vänsterförbundet | Vas. | Paavo Arhinmäki | 12 | 19904 |
| Green League | Vihreä liitto | Gröna förbundet | Vihr. | Ville Niinistö | 10 | 1987 |
| Extraparliamentary parties | ||||||
| For the Poor | Köyhien Asialla | För de fattigas väl | Köyh. | Terttu Savola | – | 2002 |
| Independence Party | Itsenäisyyspuolue | Självständighetspartiet | IPU | Antti Pesonen | – | 1994 |
| Workers Party of Finland | Suomen työväenpuolue | Finlands Arbetarparti | STP | Juhani Tanski | – | 1999 |
| Pirate Party | Piraattipuolue | Piratpartiet | PP | Pasi Palmulehto | – | 2008 |
| Change 2011 | Muutos 2011 | Förändring 2011 | M11 | Marjukka Kaakkola | – | 2009 |
| Freedom Party | Vapauspuolue (VP) – Suomen tulevaisuus | Frihetspartiet | VP | Lisbet Puttonen | – | 2009 |
| Communist Party of Finland | Suomen kommunistinen puolue | Finlands kommunistiska parti | SKP | Yrjö Hakanen | – | 1994 (1985)5 |
|
|
||||||
Read more about this topic: List Of Political Parties In Finland
Famous quotes containing the words registered, political and/or parties:
“Out of the darkness where Philomela sat,
Her fairy numbers issued. What then ailed me?
My ears are called capacious but they failed me,
Her classics registered a little flat!
I rose, and venomously spat.”
—John Crowe Ransom (18881974)
“Cant is always rather nauseating; but before we condemn political hypocrisy, let us remember that it is the tribute paid by men of leather to men of God, and that the acting of the part of someone better than oneself may actually commit one to a course of behaviour perceptibly less evil than what would be normal and natural in an avowed cynic.”
—Aldous Huxley (18941963)
“she cannot understand
What she wants or why she wanders to that undiscovered land,
For the parties there are not at all the sort of thing she planned,
In the land where the dead dreams go.”
—Alfred Noyes (18801958)