Government Of Finland

Information about Government Of Finland

State Government
Republic of Finland
This article is part of the series: Politics of Finland

Constitution Declaration of Independence
Executive
President (list) Tarja Halonen
Prime Minister (list) Matti Vanhanen
Executive Departments Council of State (Cabinet)
Legislative
35th Parliament Speaker Sauli Niinist
Elections in Finland
Parliamentary 1991 \| 1995 \| 1999 \| 2003 \| 2007 Presidential 1994 \| 2000 \| 2006 European Parliament 1996 \| 1999 \| 2004 Referendum EU Membership Referendum
Judicial system
General Courts Supreme Court Courts of Appeal District Courts
Administrative Courts Supreme Administrative Court Regional Administrative Courts
Prosecutor General Matti Kuusimki
Administrative divisions
Provinces (Lnit) Regions (Maakunnat) Sub-regions (Seutukunnat) Municipalities (Kunta)
Political parties
KESK (Centre Party) KOK (National Coalition Party) SDP (Social Democratic Party) VIHR (Green League) VAS (Left Alliance) KD (Christian Democrats) PS (True Finns) RKP (Swedish People Party)
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Finland is a Republic with a representative democracy governed according to the principles of parliamentarism. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Finland. Executive affairs of government are decided by the Council of State, which is led by the prime minister. Some matters are decided by the President of Finland in plenary meetings with the Council of State, echoing the constitutional history of a Privy Council. The President of the Republic is otherwise not present in the Council, but decides on issues like personal appointments and pardons on the advice of the relevant minister. In the ministries, matters of secondary importance are decided by individual ministers, advised by the minister's State Secretary. The Prime Minister and the other ministers in the Council of State are responsible for their actions in office to the Parliament of Finland.

Head of Government

Main article: Prime Minister of Finland

Head of Government: Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (since 2003)

Council of State: Ministers are appointed by the President upon the nomination of the Prime Minister and confirmed by Parliament

Elections: The Prime Minister designate is appointed by the President of Finland and then confirmed by Parliament

Election results: Matti Vanhanen was elected Prime Minister in June 2003, continuing the coalition government between the Centre Party (KESK), the Social Democrats (SDP), and the Swedish People's Party, which was established by his predecessor following the General Election in 2003. In 2007, following the election victory of National Coalition Party, Center Party formed a coalition government with the National Coalition, Swedish People's Party and the Green League, Matti Vanhanen continuing as the Prime Minister.

External links

Finnish Government's web service

Anthem
Maamme (Finnish)
Vårt land (Swedish)
Our Land
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