The president of Finland is Finland's head of state. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the president and the government, with the president possessing limited powers. Since 1994 no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. Presidents used to be elected indirectly, by an electoral college or by Parliament, but since 1994 the president has been elected directly by the people for a term of six years. The president must be a native-born Finnish citizen. The office was established by the Constitution Act of 1919. The current office-holder is Sauli Niinistö.
Member of parliament (1907–1937). Chairman of the Agrarian League (1909–1917). Minister of Agriculture (1919–1920 and 1921–1922). Speaker of parliament (1920–1921, 1922, 1924–1925, 1927–1928, 1929 and 1930–1936). Prime Minister (1922–1924, 1925–1926, 1929–1930 and 1936–1937). Elected as president by an electoral college in 1937. Announced resignation in 1940 because of poor health, but died in office.
Regent (interim head of state) of Finland (1918–1919). Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces (1939–1945). The only Field Marshal and Marshal of Finland. Decreed as president in 1944 by an exception law. Resigned in 1946 because of poor health. Finland's only non-partisan president and the only president to die outside Finland.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of presidents of Finland news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The president of Finland is Finland s head of state Under the Constitution of Finland executive power is vested in the president and the government with the president possessing limited powers Since 1994 no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms Presidents used to be elected indirectly by an electoral college or by Parliament but since 1994 the president has been elected directly by the people for a term of six years The president must be a native born Finnish citizen The office was established by the Constitution Act of 1919 The current office holder is Sauli Niinisto List of presidents Edit National Progressive Party Agrarian League Centre Party 1965 1988 Centre of Finland from 1988 National Coalition National Coalition Party 1918 1951 Social Democratic Party of Finland Labour People s Party of Finland 1899 1903 Social Democratic Party in Finland 1903 1906 Rank Portrait President Birth Death Elected Took office Left office Political party until election Birth and death1 Kaarlo Juho Stahlberg 1865 1952 1919 26 July 1919 2 March 1925 National Progressive Party Ed b 28 January 1865 Suomussalmid 22 September 1952 HelsinkiMember of parliament 1908 1910 1914 1918 and 1930 1933 Speaker of parliament 1914 1917 President of the Supreme Administrative Court 1918 1919 Elected as president by the parliament in 1919 2 Lauri Kristian Relander 1883 1942 1925 2 March 1925 2 March 1931 Agrarian League ML b 31 May 1883 Kurkijokid 9 February 1942 HelsinkiMember of parliament 1910 1914 and 1917 1920 Speaker of parliament 1919 1920 Governor of Viipuri Province 1920 1925 Elected as president by an electoral college in 1925 3 Pehr Evind Svinhufvud 1861 1944 1931 2 March 1931 1 March 1937 National Coalition Party Kok b 15 December 1861 Saaksmakid 29 February 1944 LuumakiMember of the Estate of Nobles in the Diet of Finland 1894 and 1899 1906 Member of parliament 1907 1917 and 1930 1931 Speaker of parliament 1907 1913 Regent interim head of state of Finland 1918 Prime Minister 1917 1918 and 1930 1931 Elected as president by an electoral college in 1931 4 Kyosti Kallio 1873 1940 1937 1 March 1937 19 December 1940 died Agrarian League ML b 10 April 1873 Ylivieskad 19 December 1940 HelsinkiMember of parliament 1907 1937 Chairman of the Agrarian League 1909 1917 Minister of Agriculture 1919 1920 and 1921 1922 Speaker of parliament 1920 1921 1922 1924 1925 1927 1928 1929 and 1930 1936 Prime Minister 1922 1924 1925 1926 1929 1930 and 1936 1937 Elected as president by an electoral college in 1937 Announced resignation in 1940 because of poor health but died in office 5 Risto Ryti 1889 1956 19401943 19 December 1940 4 August 1944 resigned National Progressive Party Ed b 3 February 1889 Huittinend 25 October 1956 HelsinkiMember of parliament 1919 1924 and 1927 1929 Minister of Finance 1921 1922 and 1922 1924 Governor of the Bank of Finland 1923 1940 and 1944 1945 Prime Minister 1939 1940 Elected as president by the electoral college from 1937 in 1940 and re elected in 1943 also by the electoral college from 1937 Resigned in 1944 due to the Ryti Ribbentrop Agreement 6 Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1867 1951 1944 4 August 1944 11 March 1946 resigned Non partisan b 4 June 1867 Askainend 27 January 1951 Lausanne SwitzerlandRegent interim head of state of Finland 1918 1919 Commander in Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces 1939 1945 The only Field Marshal and Marshal of Finland Decreed as president in 1944 by an exception law Resigned in 1946 because of poor health Finland s only non partisan president and the only president to die outside Finland 7 Juho Kusti Paasikivi 1870 1956 19461950 11 March 1946 1 March 1956 National Coalition Party Kok b 27 November 1870 Hameenkoskid 14 December 1956 HelsinkiMember of parliament 1907 1909 and 1910 1914 Prime Minister 1918 and 1944 1946 Elected as president by the parliament in 1946 and re elected by an electoral college in 1950 8 Urho Kekkonen 1900 1986 1956196219681978 1 March 1956 27 January 1982 resigned Agrarian League ML b 3 September 1900 Pielavesid 31 August 1986 HelsinkiMember of parliament 1936 1956 Minister of Justice 1936 1937 and 1944 1946 Minister of the Interior 1937 1939 and 1950 1951 Speaker of parliament 1948 1950 Prime Minister 1950 1953 and 1954 1956 Elected as president by an electoral college in 1956 and re elected in 1962 1968 and 1978 In 1973 the term that started in 1968 was extended by four years by an exception law Resigned in 1982 because of poor health Served in the Finnish Civil War 9 Mauno Koivisto 1923 2017 19821988 27 January 1982 1 March 1994 Social Democratic Party of Finland SDP b 25 November 1923 Turkud 12 May 2017 HelsinkiMinister of Finance 1966 1967 and 1972 Governor of the Bank of Finland 1968 1982 Prime Minister 1968 1970 and 1979 1982 Elected as president by an electoral college in 1982 and re elected in 1988 The first president born in independent Finland Served in the Continuation War of the Second World War 10 Martti Ahtisaari b 1937 1994 1 March 1994 1 March 2000 Social Democratic Party of Finland SDP b 23 June 1937 ViipuriUnder Secretary General of the United Nations 1987 1991 Elected as president in 1994 The first president elected by direct popular vote Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2008 Member of The Elders 11 Tarja Halonen b 1943 20002006 1 March 2000 1 March 2012 Social Democratic Party of Finland SDP b 24 December 1943 HelsinkiMember of parliament 1979 2000 Minister of Justice 1990 1991 Minister for Foreign Affairs 1995 2000 Elected as president in 2000 and re elected in 2006 The first president subject to term limits Finland s first female president 12 Sauli Niinisto b 1948 20122018 1 March 2012 Incumbent Term ends 1 March 2024 National Coalition Kok b 24 August 1948 SaloMember of parliament 1987 2003 and 2007 2011 Chairman of the National Coalition Party 1994 2001 Minister of Justice 1995 1996 Minister of Finance 1996 2003 Speaker of parliament 2007 2011 Elected as president in 2012 and re elected in 2018 See also Edit2018 Finnish presidential election President of Finland List of presidents of Finland by time in office First Ladies and Gentlemen of Finland List of monarchs of Finland Prime Minister of Finland List of prime ministers of Finland Politics of Finland Parliament of Finland Government of Finland Council of State Elections in Finland Political parties in Finland Lists of incumbentsExternal links EditOfficial site The Constitution of Finland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of presidents of Finland amp oldid 1165792866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
