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Sauli Niinistö
Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (, born 24 August 1948) is a Finnish politician who served as the 12th president of Finland from 2012 to 2024. A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Chairman of the National Coalition Party (NCP) from 1994 to 2001, Minister of Justice (Finland), Minister of Justice from 1995 to 1996, Minister of Finance (Finland), Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2003, Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 2001 and the NCP candidate in the 2006 Finnish presidential election, 2006 presidential election. He served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2007 to 2011 and has been the honorary president of the European People's Party (EPP) since 2002. Niinistö was the NCP candidate in the 2012 Finnish presidential election, 2012 presidential election, defeating Pekka Haavisto of the Green League (VIHR) with 62.6% of the vote in the decisive second round. Niinistö assumed office on 1 March 2012; he is the first NCP president since Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who left office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker Of The Parliament Of Finland
The speaker of the Parliament of Finland ( Finnish ''eduskunnan puhemies'', Swedish ''riksdagens talman''), along with two deputy speakers, is elected by Parliament during the first plenary session each year. Speakers are chosen for a year at a time. In addition to their preparing the work in plenary sessions the speakers also play a key role in Parliament's international co-operation, which includes visits by speakers and international delegations as well as participation in numerous interparliamentary organisations. The speaker and two deputy speakers are elected by parliament from among its members by secret ballot. After the election the speaker and deputy speakers each make the following solemn affirmation before Parliament: :''"I, ..., affirm that in my office as speaker I will to the best of my ability defend the rights of the people, parliament and the government of Finland according to the Constitution."'' Formally, the speaker ranks second in the protocol, after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Justice (Finland) ...
The Minister of Justice (, ) is a Finnish Government ministerial position. The Minister of Justice is in charge of the Ministry of Justice. Finland's incumbent Minister of Justice for the Orpo Cabinet is Leena Meri of the Finns Party. List of ministers of justice Source: References {{reflist ' Justice In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes (Justinian), Inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Finland
The president of the Republic of Finland (; ) is the head of state of Finland. The incumbent president is Alexander Stubb, since 1 March 2024. He was elected president for the first time in 2024 Finnish presidential election, 2024. The president is directly elected by universal suffrage for a term of six years. Since 1994, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The president must be a Natural-born-citizen clause, natural-born Finnish citizen. The presidential office was established in the Constitution of Finland#Historical background and reform, Constitution Act of 1919. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the Finnish Government and the president, with the latter possessing only residual powers. Only formally, the president Finnish order of precedence, ranks first in the protocol, before the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland, speaker of the parliament and the Prime Minister of Finland, prime minister of Finland. Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Itälä
Ville Heimo Antero Itälä (born 10 May 1959) is a Finnish politician seving as Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) since 2018. He was elected member of the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta) from the district of Southwest Finland in 1995. Itälä served as the Minister of the Interior under Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen from September 2000 to April 2003. He was elected chairman of the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in 2001. Following his resignation as party leader in 2004, he was succeeded by Jyrki Katainen. Itälä was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 29 February 2012. He was a member of the European Court of Auditors from 2012 until February 2018. European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) Ville Itälä is the Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) since August 2018. European Court of Auditors Ville Itälä was a Member of the European Court of Auditors from 2012 to February 2018. European Parliament In 2004, Vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenni Haukio
Jenni Elina Haukio (born 7 April 1977) is a Finnish poet, political scientist and the spouse of the president of Finland from 2012 to 2024. She is the second wife of the former president of Finland, Sauli Niinistö. Career Haukio graduated from the University of Turku with a master of political sciences degree in 2001. She completed her political science doctoral thesis on the digitisation of party campaigns at the University of Helsinki in 2022. She worked at the University of Turku, first as a research assistant and then as a communications officer. From 2003 to 2005, she was a parliamentary assistant, and from 2005 to 2012 she worked for the National Coalition Party. Since February 2012, Haukio has been the programme manager for the Turku Book Fair. Haukio has published three poetry collections. The first one won a national debut poet contest, Runo-Kaarina, in 1999. Personal life Haukio met Sauli Niinistö, then a widower, in 2005, while she was working for the National Coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salo, Finland
Salo () is a town in Finland, located in the southwestern interior of the country. The population of Salo is approximately , while the Salo sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the 24th most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Salo is located in the Southwest Finland. Salo covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. The name ''Salo'' means woodland, backwoods, but also a wooded island in Finnish. It is believed that Salo originally referred to an island located south of the current town over a thousand years ago, which is now a hill due to post-glacial rebound, and not even close to the sea today. Salo is a small city located between the capital Helsinki ( away) and the provincial capital Turku ( away). The city's proximity to these larger cities h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Hämäläinen (footballer)
Pekka Hämäläinen (25 October 1938 – 4 June 2013) was a Finnish association football player and administrator. Career Hämäläinen played for HIFK, winning the national championship in 1961, and playing for them in the 1962–63 European Cup. hifkfotboll.fi, 19 September 2011 He was the President of the between 1997 and 2009. Honours HIFK *: |
Football Association Of Finland
The Football Association of Finland (, SPL; ) is the governing body of football (soccer), football and futsal in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907. The SPL organises the Finland national football team, men's and Finland women's national football team, women's national football teams, and the second to ninth tiers of national football. The premier division Veikkausliiga is organised by a distinct organisation. The SPL is based in the Finnish capital city of Helsinki. Background The SPL has more than 1,000 member clubs and approximately 140,000 registered players. The Finnish Gallup survey has indicated that football is a popular pastime with around 500,000 Finns interested in the sport. The SPL is Finland's largest amateur sports federation. The association was also the governing body of bandy in Finland until Finland's Bandy Association was founded in 1972. In 1928, it also arranged the first Finland ice hockey championship, before the 1929 establishment of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varsinais-Suomi (constituency)
Varsinais-Suomi (; also known as Finland Proper or Southwest Finland) is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Turku Province South (; ) in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Varsinais-Suomi in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Southwest Finland. The district currently elects 17 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 398,903 registered electors. History Turku and Pori Province South was one 16 electoral districts established by the ''Election Act of the Grand Duchy of Finland'' (''Suomen Suuriruhtinaanmaan Vaalilaki'') passed by the Diet of Finland in 1906. It consisted of the hundreds (kihlakunta) of Åland, Halikko, Masku, Mynämäki, Piikkiö and Vehmaa in the province of Turku and Pori. The � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki (constituency)
Helsinki () is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Helsinki City (; ) in 1954 from parts of Uusimaa Province. It was renamed Helsinki in 1997. It is conterminous with the municipality of Helsinki. The district currently elects 23 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 546,375 registered electors. History The electoral district of Helsinki City was established in 1954 from parts of Uusimaa Province. The district was renamed Helsinki in 1997. Electoral system Helsinki currently elects 23 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Parties may form electoral alliances with each other to pool their votes and increase their chances of winning seats. However, the number of candidates nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uusimaa (constituency)
Uusimaa () is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Uusimaa Province (; ) in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Uusimaa in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Uusimaa but excludes the municipality of Helsinki which has its own electoral district. The district currently elects 37 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 801,205 registered electors. History Uusimaa Province was one 16 electoral districts established by the ''Election Act of the Grand Duchy of Finland'' (''Suomen Suuriruhtinaanmaan Vaalilaki'') passed by the Diet of Finland in 1906. It was conterminous with the province of Uusimaa. The municipalities of Anjala, Elimäki, Jaala and Kuusankoski were transferred from Uusimaa Province to Kym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
