The Social Democratic Youth ( fi, Sosialidemokraattiset Nuoret, also known as ''Demarinuoret'') is the youth organisation of the

Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue ; sv, Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats ( fi, link=no, Sosiaalidemokraatit; sv, link=no, Socialdemokrater) and commonly kno ...

. The organisation has 5,000 members. In the 1970s they had 40,000 members.Markku Henriksson (toim.): Työväenliikkeen tietokirja (Tammi 1974), s. 51. The organisation was founded in 1959 as a breakoff faction from the

Social Democratic Youth League of Finland Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives from ...

(SSN, founded 1921), which aligned with SDP opposition, the

Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders ( fi, Työväen ja Pienviljelijäin Sosialidemokraattinen Liitto, TPSL) was a political party in Finland. TPSL originated as a fraction of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, headed by Emi ...

. The original name of the league was Central League of Social Democratic Youth (Sosialidemokraattisen Nuorison Keskusliitto, SNK).25 vuotta työläisnuorten puolesta
(www.tyolaisnuortentuki.fi), s. 7. Most of the old SSN members and sections soon joined the SNK. The Social Democratic Youth is a member of

Young European Socialists Young European Socialists (YES), formerly the European Community Organisation of Socialist Youth (ECOSY), is an association of social democratic youth organisations in Europe and the European Union. YES is the youth organisation of the Party ...

(YES), the

International Union of Socialist Youth The International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) is an international organization, founded in 1907, whose activities include publications, support of member organizations and the organization of meetings. It was formed as the youth wing of the S ...

(IUSY) and the Nordic Committee of Co-operating Social Democratic Youth (FNSU). The Social Democratic Youth has 14 district organisations and one

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

section, ''Finlands svenska unga socialdemokrater'' (FSUD). Nationwide members of the league include the youth organisations of Finnish Metalworkers' Union and Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors. Since 1972, ''Lippu'' (ISSN 0785-5850) has been the organ of the league. It was preceded by ''Kuriiri'' (1971) and ''Nuorin Siivin'' (1958–1970).

References

External links

Official homepage of ''Demarinuoret''
Social Democratic Party of Finland Youth wings of political parties in Finland Youth wings of social democratic parties {{youth-org-stub