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id="toc-Legislation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Presidential_pardon" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Presidential_pardon"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.6</span> <span>Presidential pardon</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Presidential_pardon-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Commander-in-chief_of_the_defence_forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commander-in-chief_of_the_defence_forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.7</span> <span>Commander-in-chief of the defence forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Commander-in-chief_of_the_defence_forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Emergency_powers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Emergency_powers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.8</span> <span>Emergency powers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Emergency_powers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Decorations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Decorations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.9</span> <span>Decorations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Decorations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Speeches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Speeches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.10</span> <span>Speeches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Speeches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Compensation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Compensation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Compensation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Compensation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Presidents_of_Finland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Presidents_of_Finland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Presidents of Finland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Presidents_of_Finland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Official_residences" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Official_residences"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Official residences</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Official_residences-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Incapacity_and_succession" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Incapacity_and_succession"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Incapacity and succession</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Incapacity_and_succession-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Impeachment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Impeachment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Impeachment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Impeachment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Independence_Day_Reception" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Independence_Day_Reception"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Independence Day Reception</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Independence_Day_Reception-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <button 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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%86%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="رئيس فنلندا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="رئيس فنلندا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%A4%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%96" title="Прэзідэнт Фінляндыі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Прэзідэнт Фінляндыі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Президент на Финландия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Президент на Финландия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_de_Finl%C3%A0ndia" title="President de Finlàndia – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="President de Finlàndia" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prezident_Finska" title="Prezident Finska – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Prezident Finska" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlands_pr%C3%A6sident" title="Finlands præsident – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Finlands præsident" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suoma_presideanta" title="Suoma presideanta – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Suoma presideanta" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A4sident_der_Republik_Finnland" title="Präsident der Republik Finnland – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Präsident der Republik Finnland" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soome_president" title="Soome president – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Soome president" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%B5%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A6%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Πρόεδρος της Φινλανδίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πρόεδρος της Φινλανδίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_de_Finlandia" title="Presidente de Finlandia – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Presidente de Finlandia" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prezidanto_de_Finnlando" title="Prezidanto de Finnlando – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Prezidanto de Finnlando" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%E2%80%8C%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%81%D9%86%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF" title="رئیس‌جمهور فنلاند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رئیس‌جمهور فنلاند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9sident_de_la_r%C3%A9publique_de_Finlande" title="Président de la république de Finlande – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Président de la république de Finlande" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_de_Finlandia" title="Presidente de Finlandia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Presidente de Finlandia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%95%80%EB%9E%80%EB%93%9C%EC%9D%98_%EB%8C%80%ED%86%B5%EB%A0%B9" title="핀란드의 대통령 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="핀란드의 대통령" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%96%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AD%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B0" title="Ֆինլանդիայի նախագահ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ֆինլանդիայի նախագահ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF" title="फिनलैंड के राष्ट्रपति – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="फिनलैंड के राष्ट्रपति" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daftar_presiden_Finlandia" title="Daftar presiden Finlandia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Daftar presiden Finlandia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_della_Repubblica_finlandese" title="Presidente della Repubblica finlandese – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Presidente della Repubblica finlandese" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%90_%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%93" title="נשיא פינלנד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="נשיא פינלנד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rais_wa_Ufini" title="Rais wa Ufini – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Rais wa Ufini" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8" 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font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span title="Finnish-language text"><i lang="fi">Suomen tasavallan presidentti</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a>)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">Republiken Finlands president</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>)</span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg/125px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg/188px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg/250px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1901" data-file-height="1101" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Presidential Standard</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; 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title="Petteri Orpo">Petteri Orpo</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Government" title="Finnish Government">Government</a></li> <li>Ministries (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Finnish_ministries" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Finnish ministries">list</a>)</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Legislative</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">Parliament</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Finland" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Finland">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jussi_Halla-aho" title="Jussi Halla-aho">Jussi Halla-aho</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div 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Court</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Judicial_system_of_Finland#Regional_Administrative_Courts" title="Judicial system of Finland">Regional Administrative Courts</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prosecutor_General_of_Finland" title="Prosecutor General of Finland">Prosecutor General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Justice_(Finland)" title="Chancellor of Justice (Finland)">Chancellor of Justice</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Recent <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Finland" title="Elections in Finland">elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Presidential: <a href="/wiki/2006_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2006 Finnish presidential election">2006</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2012 Finnish presidential election">2012</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2018 Finnish presidential election">2018</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Parliamentary:</li><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Finnish_parliamentary_election" title="2015 Finnish parliamentary election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Finnish_parliamentary_election" title="2019 Finnish parliamentary election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Finnish_parliamentary_election" title="2023 Finnish parliamentary election">2023</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>European: <a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2014 European Parliament election in Finland">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2019 European Parliament election in Finland">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Finland" title="2024 European Parliament election in Finland"><i>2024</i></a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Finland" title="List of political parties in Finland">Political parties</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Finland" title="Social Democratic Party of Finland">Social Democratic Party (SDP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finns_Party" title="Finns Party">Finns Party (PS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Coalition_Party" title="National Coalition Party">National Coalition Party (KOK)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centre_Party_(Finland)" title="Centre Party (Finland)">Centre Party (KESK)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_League" title="Green League">Green League (VIHR)</a></li> <li><a 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Finland">Regions</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>Maakunnat</i>, <i>Landskap</i>)</span></div></li> <li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Sub-regions_of_Finland" title="Sub-regions of Finland">Sub-regions</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>Seutukunnat</i>, <i>Ekonomiska regioner</i>)</span></div></li> <li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Finland" title="Municipalities of Finland">Municipalities</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>Kunnat</i>, <i>Kommuner</i>)</span></div></li> <li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Wellbeing_services_counties_of_Finland" title="Wellbeing services counties of Finland">Wellbeing services counties</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>Hyvinvointialueet</i>, <i>Välfärdsområde</i>)</span></div></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td 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Finland">Ambassadors</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_European_Union" title="Politics of the European Union">Politics of the European Union</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below hlist"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Finland" title="Portal:Finland">Finland portal</a></span></li></ul> <div class="hlist" style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;"> <ul><li><a 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title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Finland"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>president of the Republic of Finland</b> (<a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a>: <i lang="fi">Suomen tasavallan presidentti</i>; <a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">republiken Finlands president</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>. The incumbent president is <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Stubb" title="Alexander Stubb">Alexander Stubb</a>, since 1 March 2024. He was elected president for the first time in <a href="/wiki/2024_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2024 Finnish presidential election">2024</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Natural-born-citizen_clause" title="Natural-born-citizen clause">natural-born</a> <a href="/wiki/Finnish_citizen" class="mw-redirect" title="Finnish citizen">Finnish citizen</a>. The presidential office was established in the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Finland#Historical_background_and_reform" title="Constitution of Finland">Constitution Act of 1919</a>. Under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Finland" title="Constitution of Finland">Constitution of Finland</a>, executive power is vested in the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Government" title="Finnish Government">Finnish Government</a> and the president, with the latter possessing only residual powers. Only formally, the president <a href="/wiki/Finnish_order_of_precedence" title="Finnish order of precedence">ranks first in the protocol</a>, before the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Finland" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Finland">speaker of the parliament</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">prime minister of Finland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finland has, for most of <a href="/wiki/Independence_of_Finland" title="Independence of Finland">its independence</a>, had a <a href="/wiki/Semi-presidential_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-presidential system">semi-presidential system</a> in which the president had much authority and power over both foreign and domestic policy, but constitutional amendments adopted in 1991, 2000 and 2012 reduced the president's powers and moved the country towards a more <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_republic" title="Parliamentary republic">parliamentary system</a>. The president still leads the nation's foreign politics in conjunction with the Government, and is the commander-in-chief of the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Defence_Forces" title="Finnish Defence Forces">Finnish Defence Forces</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Title">Title</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Title"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Officially, the current head of state of Finland is known as the president of the Republic of Finland (<a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a>: <i lang="fi">Suomen tasavallan presidentti</i>; <a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">republiken Finlands president</i>) or, more often, the president of the Republic (<i><span title="Finnish-language text"><i lang="fi">tasavallan presidentti</i></span></i>, <i><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">republikens president</i></span></i>). This is in contrast to former presidents, who retain the title "President".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election">Election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Presidential candidates can be nominated by registered parties which have received at least one seat in the previous parliamentary elections. A candidate may also be nominated by 20,000 enfranchised citizens. Between 1919 and 1988, the president was elected indirectly by an <a href="/wiki/Electoral_college" title="Electoral college">electoral college</a> made up of electors chosen by voters in the presidential election. In the 1988 presidential election, a direct and an indirect election were conducted in parallel: if no candidate could gain a majority, the president was elected by an electoral college formed in the same elections. Since 1994, the president has been elected by a direct popular vote. </p><p>If only one candidate is nominated, that candidate becomes president without an election. Otherwise, the first round of balloting takes place on the fourth Sunday<sup id="cite_ref-Election_of_the_President_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Election_of_the_President-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of January in the election year. The elections are <a href="/wiki/Two-stage_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-stage elections">two-staged</a>. If one of the candidates receives more than half of the votes cast, that candidate is elected president. If no candidate wins a majority in the first stage, the top two candidates rerun in the second stage two weeks<sup id="cite_ref-Election_of_the_President_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Election_of_the_President-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> later. The candidate who then receives more votes is elected. In the event of a tie, the election is resolved by lot. The <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Government" title="Finnish Government">Government</a> confirms the outcome of the election and, if necessary, conducts the drawing of lots. The president assumes office on the first day of the month following the election (either 1 February or 1 March depending on whether there were one or two rounds). </p><p>There have been several exceptional presidential elections. The first president, <a href="/wiki/Kaarlo_Juho_St%C3%A5hlberg" title="Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg">Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg</a>, was chosen by the Finnish <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">parliament</a> due to the transition rule of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">constitution</a> and also due to the <a href="/wiki/Martial_law" title="Martial law">martial law</a>. In 1940 and 1943, the 1937 <a href="/wiki/Electoral_college" title="Electoral college">electoral college</a> chose the president, as it was felt that a popular election could not be arranged due to the martial law (1940) and the <a href="/wiki/Continuation_War" title="Continuation War">Continuation War</a> (1943). In 1944 special legislation directly stipulated that <a href="/wiki/Carl_Gustaf_Emil_Mannerheim" title="Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim">Marshal Mannerheim</a> be elected president for six years after <a href="/wiki/Risto_Ryti" title="Risto Ryti">Risto Ryti</a> had resigned mid-term. In 1946, special legislation empowered the Parliament to choose a successor for the remainder of Mannerheim's term (until 1950), the latter having resigned. Then Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Juho_Kusti_Paasikivi" title="Juho Kusti Paasikivi">Juho Kusti Paasikivi</a> was elected president by the Parliament. In 1973, special legislation extended President <a href="/wiki/Urho_Kekkonen" title="Urho Kekkonen">Urho Kekkonen</a>'s term by four years until 1978, when he was re-elected regularly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Inauguration">Inauguration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Inauguration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president-elect, accompanied by the <a href="/wiki/Speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Speakers of the Parliament of Finland">Speaker of the Parliament</a> and the outgoing president, assumes office on the first day of the month following the election by making a solemn affirmation in both <a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a> at a ceremony in <a href="/wiki/Eduskuntatalo" class="mw-redirect" title="Eduskuntatalo">Parliament House</a>. The affirmation is specified in Section 56 of the Constitution, and in English reads "I, [N. N.], elected by the people of Finland as the President of the Republic, hereby affirm that in my presidential duties I shall sincerely and conscientiously observe the Constitution and the laws of the Republic, and to the best of my ability promote the wellbeing of the people of Finland."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term of the president-elect begins at the moment the affirmation has been made (around 12:20 on the day of the inauguration). After the inauguration, the new president, accompanied by their predecessor, inspects the guard of honour outside Parliament House. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidential_sessions">Presidential sessions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Presidential sessions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ahtisaari-Koivisto-1994.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ahtisaari-Koivisto-1994.jpg/220px-Ahtisaari-Koivisto-1994.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ahtisaari-Koivisto-1994.jpg/330px-Ahtisaari-Koivisto-1994.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Ahtisaari-Koivisto-1994.jpg/440px-Ahtisaari-Koivisto-1994.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5316" data-file-height="3543" /></a><figcaption>Newly sworn President <a href="/wiki/Martti_Ahtisaari" title="Martti Ahtisaari">Martti Ahtisaari</a> (2nd left) inspects the company of honor with outgoing President <a href="/wiki/Mauno_Koivisto" title="Mauno Koivisto">Koivisto</a> (c.), followed by others, c. 1994</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kunniakomppania.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kunniakomppania.JPG/220px-Kunniakomppania.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kunniakomppania.JPG/330px-Kunniakomppania.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kunniakomppania.JPG/440px-Kunniakomppania.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3278" data-file-height="1976" /></a><figcaption>New President <a href="/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö">Sauli Niinistö</a> (rt.) and outgoing President <a href="/wiki/Tarja_Halonen" title="Tarja Halonen">Halonen</a> (2nd rt.) accompanied by military leaders, inspect the company of honor, c. 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>The president exercises governmental powers "in council" with the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Government" title="Finnish Government">Finnish Government</a>, echoing the royal <i><a href="/wiki/Curia_regis" title="Curia regis">curia regis</a></i>. The session is customarily arranged once a week. There is <a href="/wiki/Quorum" title="Quorum">quorum</a> of five ministers and the <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Justice" title="Chancellor of Justice">chancellor of justice</a> is present as well. In the session, the respective ministers present the topic and a proposal for decision. Based on the proposal, the president makes his decision. The president may depart from the proposal and may return the proposal to the Government for reconsideration. There is no voting and normally there are no speeches aside from the aforementioned proposals. Except for approvals of new laws and appointments, the Government may present the issue to the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">Parliament</a>, which will make the final decision on the matter on the Government's proposal.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Duties_and_powers">Duties and powers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Duties and powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Ronald_Reagan_meeting_with_President_Mauno_Koivisto.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/President_Ronald_Reagan_meeting_with_President_Mauno_Koivisto.jpg/220px-President_Ronald_Reagan_meeting_with_President_Mauno_Koivisto.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/President_Ronald_Reagan_meeting_with_President_Mauno_Koivisto.jpg/330px-President_Ronald_Reagan_meeting_with_President_Mauno_Koivisto.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/President_Ronald_Reagan_meeting_with_President_Mauno_Koivisto.jpg/440px-President_Ronald_Reagan_meeting_with_President_Mauno_Koivisto.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2649" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mauno_Koivisto" title="Mauno Koivisto">Mauno Koivisto</a> with President <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> during a trip to Finland</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Presidential_Palace,_Helsinki,_Finland_05.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/The_Presidential_Palace%2C_Helsinki%2C_Finland_05.jpg/220px-The_Presidential_Palace%2C_Helsinki%2C_Finland_05.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/The_Presidential_Palace%2C_Helsinki%2C_Finland_05.jpg/330px-The_Presidential_Palace%2C_Helsinki%2C_Finland_05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/The_Presidential_Palace%2C_Helsinki%2C_Finland_05.jpg/440px-The_Presidential_Palace%2C_Helsinki%2C_Finland_05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4105" data-file-height="2173" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Palace,_Helsinki" title="Presidential Palace, Helsinki">Presidential Palace, Helsinki</a> is the official state residence of the president</figcaption></figure> <p>The president's functions and powers are directly defined in the Constitution. In addition to those specified there, the president also discharges functions assigned to the president in other laws. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the president and the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Government" title="Finnish Government">Government</a>, which must enjoy the confidence of parliament. This principle is reflected in other provisions of the constitution concerning the president's functions and powers dealing with legislation, decrees, and appointment of public officials. Custom dictates that the president renounces any party affiliation while serving, to remain above day-to-day politics. </p><p>The president was originally vested with fairly broad executive power, particularly in the realm of foreign policy.<sup id="cite_ref-Britannica_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Britannica-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Constitutional amendments enacted in 1999 reduced the president's powers somewhat, and the president now shares executive authority with the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">Prime Minister</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Thompson_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thompson-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, presidents are still seen as providing a measure of stability, given that it is all but impossible for one party to win an outright majority in Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-Britannica_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Britannica-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M%C3%A4ntyniemi.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/M%C3%A4ntyniemi.JPG/220px-M%C3%A4ntyniemi.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/M%C3%A4ntyniemi.JPG/330px-M%C3%A4ntyniemi.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/M%C3%A4ntyniemi.JPG/440px-M%C3%A4ntyniemi.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A4ntyniemi" title="Mäntyniemi">Mäntyniemi</a>, the private residence of the president</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ordering_premature_parliamentary_elections">Ordering premature parliamentary elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ordering premature parliamentary elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon the proposal of the prime minister, the president may, having consulted the parliamentary groups and while Parliament is in session, order the holding of premature parliamentary election. The new parliament is chosen for a normal four-year term. <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">Parliament</a> itself may decide when to end its session before the election day. From 1919 to 1991 the president's power to order a premature election was unqualified and he could do so whenever considered necessary. Presidents have ordered premature parliamentary elections on seven occasions. The president declares each annual session of parliament open and closes the last Annual Session. This is done in a speech at each opening and closing ceremony. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Appointing_and_discharging_ministers">Appointing and discharging ministers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Appointing and discharging ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">prime minister</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Government" title="Finnish Government">other members of the Government</a> are appointed and discharged by the president of the republic. After <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Finland" title="Elections in Finland">parliamentary elections</a> or in any other situation where the government has resigned, the president, taking into account the result of consultations between the parliamentary groups and having heard the view of the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Finland" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Finland">speaker</a>, submits a nominee for prime minister to Parliament. If confirmed by Parliament with a majority of the votes cast, the president then proceeds to appoint the prime minister and other ministers. The president is constitutionally required to dismiss a government or any minister as soon as that government has lost the confidence of Parliament. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Appointing_powers">Appointing powers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Appointing powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_(1944%E2%80%931946).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281944%E2%80%931946%29.svg/170px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281944%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281944%E2%80%931946%29.svg/255px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281944%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281944%E2%80%931946%29.svg/340px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281944%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1901" data-file-height="1101" /></a><figcaption>Presidential Standard of 1944–1946, during the presidency of <a href="/wiki/Gustaf_Mannerheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Gustaf Mannerheim">Gustaf Mannerheim</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_(1920%E2%80%931944_and_1946%E2%80%931978).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281920%E2%80%931944_and_1946%E2%80%931978%29.svg/170px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281920%E2%80%931944_and_1946%E2%80%931978%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281920%E2%80%931944_and_1946%E2%80%931978%29.svg/255px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281920%E2%80%931944_and_1946%E2%80%931978%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281920%E2%80%931944_and_1946%E2%80%931978%29.svg/340px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland_%281920%E2%80%931944_and_1946%E2%80%931978%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1901" data-file-height="1101" /></a><figcaption>Presidential Standard of 1920–1944 and 1946–1978</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg/170px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg/255px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg/340px-Flag_of_the_President_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1901" data-file-height="1101" /></a><figcaption>Presidential Standard since 1978</figcaption></figure> <p>The president appoints:<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Governor, and other members of the board of the <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Finland" title="Bank of Finland">Bank of Finland</a></li> <li>Chancellor of justice and the vice-chancellor of justice</li> <li>Prosecutor-general and the vice prosecutor-general</li> <li>Ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions abroad</li> <li>Executive of <a href="/wiki/Kela_(Finnish)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kela (Finnish)">Kela</a> (Social Insurance Institution)</li> <li>Secretary general and presenters at Office of the President of the Republic</li></ul> <p>Most of the appointment process is conducted at the respective ministry: The Office of the President does not process preparations or presentations of the appointment. Nevertheless, presidents have used these powers publicly, even against the internal recommendation of the agency. </p><p>In addition, the president appoints or gives commission to: </p> <ul><li>Officers of the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Defence_Forces" title="Finnish Defence Forces">Finnish Defence Forces</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Border_Guard" title="Finnish Border Guard">Finnish Border Guard</a></li> <li>Permanent judges, including presidents and members of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Administrative Court, presidents and members of the courts of appeal and administrative courts of appeal.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_relations">International relations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: International relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president conducts Finland's foreign policy in co-operation with the Finnish Government. The provisions of treaties and other international obligations that affect domestic legislation are implemented by acts of parliament. Otherwise, international obligations are implemented by a presidential decree. Decisions on war and peace are taken by the president with the assent of parliament. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislation">Legislation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president must sign and approve all bills adopted by Parliament before they become law. The president must decide on ratification within three months of receiving the bill and may request an opinion from the Supreme Court or the Supreme Administrative Court before giving assent. Should the president refuse assent or fail to decide on the matter in time, Parliament reconsiders the bill and can readopt it with a majority of votes cast. The bill will then enter into force without ratification. If Parliament fails to readopt the bill, it is deemed to have lapsed. Presidential vetoes are generally successful in preventing a bill from becoming law.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidential_pardon">Presidential pardon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Presidential pardon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In single cases, the president has the power of pardon from any imprisonment, fine, or forfeiture. General pardon requires an act of parliament. </p><p>The power of pardon has effectively become the instrument to limit <a href="/wiki/Life_imprisonment" title="Life imprisonment">life imprisonment</a> to 12 years or more, since successive presidents have eventually given pardon to all felons. The president, however, retains the power to deny pardon. In autumn 2006, the regular paroling of convicts serving a life sentence power was transferred to the Helsinki Court of Appeals, and the peculiar arrangement, where the president exercises judicial power, ended. The presidential power of giving pardon is, however, retained. Its use has diminished under president Sauli Niinistö, who exercised the power particularly sparingly.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commander-in-chief_of_the_defence_forces">Commander-in-chief of the defence forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Commander-in-chief of the defence forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the republic is the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief">commander-in-chief</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Defence_Forces" title="Finnish Defence Forces">Finnish Defence Forces</a>, but may delegate this position to another <a href="/wiki/Finnish_nationality_law" title="Finnish nationality law">Finnish citizen</a>. Delegation of the position of commander-in-chief is an exception to the principle that the president cannot delegate functions to others. The last time this has occurred was in the <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Finland_during_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Finland during World War II">Second World War</a> (to <a href="/wiki/Field_marshal_(Finland)" title="Field marshal (Finland)">Field Marshal</a> <a href="/wiki/Carl_Gustaf_Emil_Mannerheim" title="Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim">Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim</a>). The president commissions officers and decides on the mobilisation of the Defence Forces. If <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">Parliament</a> is not in session when a decision to mobilise is taken, it must be immediately convened. As commander-in-chief, the president has the power to issue military orders concerning general guidelines for military defence, significant changes in military preparedness and the principles according to which military defence is implemented. </p><p>Decisions concerning military orders are made by the president in conjunction with the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">prime minister</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(Finland)" title="Minister of Defence (Finland)">minister of defence</a>. The president decides on military appointments in conjunction with the minister of defence. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emergency_powers">Emergency powers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Emergency powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the Preparedness Act, in exceptional circumstances the president may issue a decree authorising the government to exercise emergency powers for up to one year at a time. The decree must be submitted to Parliament for its approval. Should the powers available under the Preparedness Act prove inadequate in an emergency, additional powers can be assumed under the State of Defence Act. The president may declare a state of defence by decree for a maximum of three months initially. If necessary, it can be extended for a maximum of one year at a time. A state of defence may also be declared in a region of the country. The decree must be submitted to parliament for approval. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decorations">Decorations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Presidentti_Ahtisaaren_valtiolliset_hautajaiset_10.11.2023_-_34.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Presidentti_Ahtisaaren_valtiolliset_hautajaiset_10.11.2023_-_34.jpg/220px-Presidentti_Ahtisaaren_valtiolliset_hautajaiset_10.11.2023_-_34.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Presidentti_Ahtisaaren_valtiolliset_hautajaiset_10.11.2023_-_34.jpg/330px-Presidentti_Ahtisaaren_valtiolliset_hautajaiset_10.11.2023_-_34.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Presidentti_Ahtisaaren_valtiolliset_hautajaiset_10.11.2023_-_34.jpg/440px-Presidentti_Ahtisaaren_valtiolliset_hautajaiset_10.11.2023_-_34.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8192" data-file-height="5158" /></a><figcaption>All three Finnish orders on display at the <a href="/wiki/State_funeral_of_Martti_Ahtisaari" title="State funeral of Martti Ahtisaari">state funeral of Martti Ahtisaari</a> together with his <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a>.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Finland" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of Finland">Orders, decorations, and medals of Finland</a></div> <p>The president, as grand master, awards decorations and medals belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_White_Rose_of_Finland" title="Order of the White Rose of Finland">Order of the White Rose of Finland</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Lion_of_Finland" title="Order of the Lion of Finland">Order of the Lion of Finland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Cross_of_Liberty" title="Order of the Cross of Liberty">Order of the Cross of Liberty</a> to Finnish and foreign citizens. Likewise, titles of honor are awarded by the president; these include, for example, "professor" and different "counsellor" titles. These titles are symbolic, carry no responsibilities and have a similar role as <a href="/wiki/Knighting" class="mw-redirect" title="Knighting">knighting</a> in monarchies. The highest titles are <i><a href="/wiki/Valtioneuvos" title="Valtioneuvos">valtioneuvos</a></i> (statesman) and <i><a href="/wiki/Vuorineuvos" title="Vuorineuvos">vuorineuvos</a></i> (industrial). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Speeches">Speeches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Speeches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Finnish_Broadcasting_Company_started_regular_television_transmissions_1.1.1958._(21695684595).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/The_Finnish_Broadcasting_Company_started_regular_television_transmissions_1.1.1958._%2821695684595%29.jpg/200px-The_Finnish_Broadcasting_Company_started_regular_television_transmissions_1.1.1958._%2821695684595%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/The_Finnish_Broadcasting_Company_started_regular_television_transmissions_1.1.1958._%2821695684595%29.jpg/300px-The_Finnish_Broadcasting_Company_started_regular_television_transmissions_1.1.1958._%2821695684595%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/The_Finnish_Broadcasting_Company_started_regular_television_transmissions_1.1.1958._%2821695684595%29.jpg/400px-The_Finnish_Broadcasting_Company_started_regular_television_transmissions_1.1.1958._%2821695684595%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4579" data-file-height="4551" /></a><figcaption>Urho Kekkonen's New Year's speech (1.1.1958)</figcaption></figure> <p>The president makes a number of important public speeches and statements each year. The most notable of these are the annual New Year's Speech on 1 January, and the speech at the opening of each annual session of parliament. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Compensation">Compensation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Compensation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 2012 to 2013, the president received an annual salary of 160,000 euros. The salary and other benefits are exempt from all taxes.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, the salary was cut to 126,000 euros on the initiative of Sauli Niinistö.<sup id="cite_ref-presidentinpalkkio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-presidentinpalkkio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 1 March 2024, the salary was restored to its previous amount of 160,000 euros.<sup id="cite_ref-presidentinpalkkio_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-presidentinpalkkio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the salary the president is entitled to an apartment as well as necessary staff. Any president who serves for six years or longer is entitled to a full pension at "sixty percent of the currently valid remuneration of the president of the republic" as well as living arrangements. The president's salary and housing benefits are tax-free. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidents_of_Finland">Presidents of Finland</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Presidents of Finland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Finland" title="List of presidents of Finland">List of presidents of Finland</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Finland_by_time_in_office" title="List of presidents of Finland by time in office">List of presidents of Finland by time in office</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Official_residences">Official residences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Official residences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kultaranta_2012_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Kultaranta_2012_2.jpg/220px-Kultaranta_2012_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Kultaranta_2012_2.jpg/330px-Kultaranta_2012_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Kultaranta_2012_2.jpg/440px-Kultaranta_2012_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kultaranta" title="Kultaranta">Kultaranta</a>, the summer residence of the President of Finland</figcaption></figure> <p>The president has the use of three properties for residential and hospitality purposes: the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Palace,_Helsinki" title="Presidential Palace, Helsinki">Presidential Palace</a> and <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A4ntyniemi" title="Mäntyniemi">Mäntyniemi</a>, both in <a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kultaranta" title="Kultaranta">Kultaranta</a> in <a href="/wiki/Naantali" title="Naantali">Naantali</a> on the west coast near <a href="/wiki/Turku" title="Turku">Turku</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incapacity_and_succession">Incapacity and succession</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Incapacity and succession"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1246091330"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle">Part of <a href="/wiki/Category:Inheritance" title="Category:Inheritance">a series</a> on<br /><b><span style="font-size:115%;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_succession" title="Order of succession">Orders of succession</a></span></b></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="background:#ddddff;border-top:1px solid #aaa;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa; padding:0.2em 0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Presidency" title="Presidency">Presidencies</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist" style="padding:0.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentine_presidential_line_of_succession" title="Argentine presidential line of succession">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Austria#Succession" title="President of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_presidential_line_of_succession" title="Brazilian presidential line of succession">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_presidential_line_of_succession" title="Colombian presidential line of succession">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_China#Line_of_succession" title="President of China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_presidential_line_of_succession" title="Dominican presidential line of succession">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo#Succession" title="President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt#Succession" title="President of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Incapacity_and_succession">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_France#Succession_and_incapacity" title="President of France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Germany#Succession" title="President of Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_India#Succession" title="President of India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia#Line_of_succession_and_impeachment" title="President of Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interim_and_Acting_President_of_Israel" title="Interim and Acting President of Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Italy#Succession" title="President of Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ireland#Absence_of_a_president" title="President of Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea#Order_of_succession" title="President of South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Mexico#Succession" title="President of Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_presidential_line_of_succession" title="Nigerian presidential line of succession">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_presidential_line_of_succession" title="Pakistani presidential line of succession">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Peru#Line_of_succession" title="President of Peru">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_presidential_line_of_succession" title="Philippine presidential line of succession">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acting_President_of_Poland" title="Acting President of Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Portugal#Succession" title="President of Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Romania#Succession" title="President of Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_presidential_line_of_succession" title="Sri Lankan presidential line of succession">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China#Succession" title="President of the Republic of China">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession" title="United States presidential line of succession">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguayan_presidential_line_of_succession" title="Uruguayan presidential line of succession">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Vietnam#Order_of_succession" title="President of Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Presidential_orders_of_succession" title="Template:Presidential orders of succession"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Presidential_orders_of_succession" title="Template talk:Presidential orders of succession"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Presidential_orders_of_succession" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Presidential orders of succession"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The president of Finland does not have a <a href="/wiki/Vice_president" title="Vice president">vice president</a>. If the president is temporarily prevented from performing his or her duties, the prime minister or the deputy prime minister serves as acting president until the president's incapacity ceases. If the president dies in office or if the Government declares that the president is permanently unable to carry out the duties of office, a new election is triggered to determine a successor. If the president, the prime minister, and the deputy prime minister are all temporarily unavailable, the most senior minister of the government, in years of service, becomes the acting president. The parliament can override these rules by means of an emergency constitutional amendment passed by a majority of at least 5/6, and has done so on multiple occasions.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Impeachment">Impeachment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Impeachment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If the chancellor of justice, the parliamentary ombudsman or the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Government" title="Finnish Government">Government</a> deem that the president is guilty of treason or high treason, or <a href="/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity" title="Crimes against humanity">crimes against humanity</a>, the matter shall be communicated to Parliament. If Parliament, by three-fourths of the votes cast, decides that charges are to be brought, the Prosecutor-General prosecutes the president in the High Court of Impeachment and the president abstains from office for the duration of the proceedings.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> There is, however, no mechanism laid out in the Constitution or other laws for removing a president from office. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Independence_Day_Reception">Independence Day Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Independence Day Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_Reception_(Finland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independence Day Reception (Finland)">Independence Day Reception (Finland)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Manni-Kekkonen-1965.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Manni-Kekkonen-1965.jpg/220px-Manni-Kekkonen-1965.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="246" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Manni-Kekkonen-1965.jpg/330px-Manni-Kekkonen-1965.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Manni-Kekkonen-1965.jpg/440px-Manni-Kekkonen-1965.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1716" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>Actor <a href="/wiki/Tarmo_Manni" title="Tarmo Manni">Tarmo Manni</a> greeting President <a href="/wiki/Urho_Kekkonen" title="Urho Kekkonen">Urho Kekkonen</a>'s wife <a href="/wiki/Sylvi_Kekkonen" title="Sylvi Kekkonen">Sylvi Kekkonen</a> at the 1965 Independence Day Reception in the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Palace,_Helsinki" title="Presidential Palace, Helsinki">Presidential Palace</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The traditional Independence Day Reception (in Finnish: <i>Linnanjuhlat</i>, "the Castle <a href="/wiki/Ball_(dance)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ball (dance)">Ball</a>") at the Presidential Palace on 6 December is one of the key annual events in the presidential calendar. It originated as a celebration of Finland's national independence and pride, and although nowadays it is seen by some as a glorified social party, the reception is broadcast every year on Finnish television and has very high viewer ratings. The number of guests invited has varied from about 1,600 to 2,000. With the exception of ambassadors to Finland, only Finnish citizens are invited. </p><p>The history of the Independence Day reception stretches back to 1919, when the first afternoon reception was held at the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Palace,_Helsinki" title="Presidential Palace, Helsinki">Presidential Palace</a>. In 1922, President <a href="/wiki/Kaarlo_Juho_St%C3%A5hlberg" title="Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg">Ståhlberg</a> hosted the first evening reception at the palace, with the reception beginning at nine o' clock. Guests included the Government, diplomats, Members of Parliament, high-ranking officers, senior civil servants, artists and other prominent people. Music and dancing were on the programme and the reception lasted until late night. Similar receptions have been held ever since, though less regularly in the beginning. </p><p>Since 1946 the Independence Day reception has taken place at the Presidential Palace every year with six exceptions. In 1952 it was cancelled on account of President Paasikivi's illness. In 1972 it was held at <a href="/wiki/Finlandia_Hall" title="Finlandia Hall">Finlandia Hall</a> in connection with the Independence Day concert, with the Prime Minister as host, because the Presidential Palace was being renovated. In 1974 it was cancelled on account of the death of President Kekkonen's wife only a few days prior to the reception. In 1981 it was held at <a href="/wiki/Finlandia_Hall" title="Finlandia Hall">Finlandia Hall</a> after the Independence Day concert, with Deputy Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Eino_Uusitalo" title="Eino Uusitalo">Eino Uusitalo</a> as host, because President Kekkonen had resigned in October and Acting President <a href="/wiki/Mauno_Koivisto" title="Mauno Koivisto">Mauno Koivisto</a> was campaigning for the presidency. In 2013, the reception was held at the <a href="/wiki/Tampere_Hall" title="Tampere Hall">Tampere Hall</a> in central <a href="/wiki/Tampere" title="Tampere">Tampere</a>, because the Presidential Palace in Helsinki was undergoing repairs at the time. This was the first time during the era of independence that the reception was held outside Helsinki. In 2020, the reception was cancelled because of the ongoing <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The president and <a href="/wiki/Spouses_of_presidents_of_Finland" title="Spouses of presidents of Finland">president's spouse</a> greet the guests individually in the State Hall at the beginning of the evening. Later on there is dancing, music provided by the Guards Band, and a traditional buffet.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:President_of_Finland_P._E._Svinhufvud_75_years_in_1936.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/President_of_Finland_P._E._Svinhufvud_75_years_in_1936.jpg/220px-President_of_Finland_P._E._Svinhufvud_75_years_in_1936.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/President_of_Finland_P._E._Svinhufvud_75_years_in_1936.jpg/330px-President_of_Finland_P._E._Svinhufvud_75_years_in_1936.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/President_of_Finland_P._E._Svinhufvud_75_years_in_1936.jpg/440px-President_of_Finland_P._E._Svinhufvud_75_years_in_1936.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2472" data-file-height="1518" /></a><figcaption>The President of Finland <a href="/wiki/P._E._Svinhufvud" class="mw-redirect" title="P. E. Svinhufvud">P. E. Svinhufvud</a>'s 75th birthday on 15 December 1936. Svinhufvud sitting on the dais with his wife <a href="/wiki/Ellen_Svinhufvud" title="Ellen Svinhufvud">Ellen</a>; from them to the left, the President <a href="/wiki/K._J._St%C3%A5hlberg" class="mw-redirect" title="K. J. Ståhlberg">K. J. Ståhlberg</a> and his wife <a href="/wiki/Ester_St%C3%A5hlberg" title="Ester Ståhlberg">Ester</a>, the President <a href="/wiki/Lauri_Kristian_Relander" title="Lauri Kristian Relander">Lauri Kristian Relander</a> and his wife <a href="/wiki/Signe_Relander" title="Signe Relander">Signe</a> as well as the Prime Minister, later President <a href="/wiki/Ky%C3%B6sti_Kallio" title="Kyösti Kallio">Kyösti Kallio</a> and his wife <a href="/wiki/Kaisa_Kallio" title="Kaisa Kallio">Kaisa</a>. To the upper left of Signe Relander is the Minister of Justice, later President <a href="/wiki/Urho_Kekkonen" title="Urho Kekkonen">Urho Kekkonen</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:St%C3%A5hlberg_in_his_office.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/St%C3%A5hlberg_in_his_office.jpg/220px-St%C3%A5hlberg_in_his_office.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="279" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/St%C3%A5hlberg_in_his_office.jpg/330px-St%C3%A5hlberg_in_his_office.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/St%C3%A5hlberg_in_his_office.jpg/440px-St%C3%A5hlberg_in_his_office.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2226" data-file-height="2826" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/K._J._St%C3%A5hlberg" class="mw-redirect" title="K. J. Ståhlberg">K. J. Ståhlberg</a>, the 1st President of Finland, at his office in 1919</figcaption></figure> <p>After Finland's independence and the <a href="/wiki/Civil_War_in_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil War in Finland">Civil War in Finland</a> the matter of whether Finland should be a <a href="/wiki/Republic" title="Republic">republic</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy" title="Constitutional monarchy">constitutional monarchy</a> was much debated (see <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Charles_of_Hesse" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Charles of Hesse">Frederick Charles of Hesse</a>), and the outcome was a compromise: a rather monarchy-like, strong presidency with great powers over <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Finland" title="Foreign relations of Finland">Finland's foreign affairs</a>, the appointment of the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Government" title="Finnish Government">Government</a> and the officers of the <a href="/wiki/Civil_service" title="Civil service">civil service</a>. The Constitution was changed in 2000, to redistribute some of this power to Parliament and the Government. The Constitution specifies how the principles of <a href="/wiki/Parliamentarism" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentarism">parliamentarism</a> are to be followed. Most significantly, the president can no longer nominate the prime minister or individual ministers independently. For example, this power was previously used to form governments where the party in <a href="/wiki/Plurality_(voting)" title="Plurality (voting)">plurality</a> was excluded. Regarding the right to dissolve Parliament, consultation with the prime minister and heads of parliamentary groups was made mandatory before Parliament could be dissolved and new elections ordered. Furthermore, some appointing powers, such as appointment of provincial governors and department heads at ministries, were transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Government" title="Finnish Government">Government</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-republican_heads_of_state">Pre-republican heads of state</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Pre-republican heads of state"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From the declaration of Finland's independence on 6 December 1917 until the end of the <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Civil_War" title="Finnish Civil War">Finnish Civil War</a> in May 1918, <a href="/wiki/Pehr_Evind_Svinhufvud" title="Pehr Evind Svinhufvud">Pehr Evind Svinhufvud</a> was the head of state of <a href="/wiki/White_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="White Finland">White Finland</a> in his capacity as chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Finland" title="Senate of Finland">Senate</a>. Between May 1918 and July 1919, Finland had two <a href="/wiki/Regent" title="Regent">regents</a> (<a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a>: <i lang="fi">valtionhoitaja</i>, <a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">stathållare</i>, lit. <i>Care-taker of State</i>) and, for a time, an elected king, although the latter renounced the throne: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pehr_Evind_Svinhufvud" title="Pehr Evind Svinhufvud">Pehr Evind Svinhufvud</a>, Regent (18 May 1918 – 12 December 1918) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Frederick_Charles_of_Hesse" title="Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse">Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse</a>, elected as King of Finland on 7 October 1918 but never took office and renounced the throne on 4 December after Germany's defeat in <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> – he had not time enough to arrive in Finland before the political climate changed following the end of the war. It is said that his <a href="/wiki/Regnal_name" title="Regnal name">regnal name</a> was to be <i>Väinö I of Finland</i> ("Väinö" obviously referring to <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4in%C3%A4m%C3%B6inen" title="Väinämöinen">Väinämöinen</a>, one of the main characters in the Finnish national epic <i><a href="/wiki/Kalevala" title="Kalevala">Kalevala</a></i>), but due to there not being contemporary records of this name it is widely considered a popular misbelief, probably created by columnist <i>Väinö</i> Nuorteva.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Gustaf_Emil_Mannerheim" title="Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim">Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim</a>, Regent (12 December 1918 – 26 July 1919)</li></ul> <p>Both Svinhufvud and Mannerheim later served as president of Finland. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerycaption">Gallery of Presidential state cars from different eras</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:P._E._Svinhufvud_tutustumassa_uuteen_edustusautoon.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chrysler Imperial from 1931"><img alt="Chrysler Imperial from 1931" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/P._E._Svinhufvud_tutustumassa_uuteen_edustusautoon.jpg/120px-P._E._Svinhufvud_tutustumassa_uuteen_edustusautoon.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/P._E._Svinhufvud_tutustumassa_uuteen_edustusautoon.jpg/180px-P._E._Svinhufvud_tutustumassa_uuteen_edustusautoon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/P._E._Svinhufvud_tutustumassa_uuteen_edustusautoon.jpg/240px-P._E._Svinhufvud_tutustumassa_uuteen_edustusautoon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3216" data-file-height="1879" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Chrysler_Imperial" title="Chrysler Imperial">Chrysler Imperial</a> from 1931</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vorosilov_ja_Kekkonen_S%C3%B6rn%C3%A4isiss%C3%A4.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cadillac from 1956"><img alt="Cadillac from 1956" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Vorosilov_ja_Kekkonen_S%C3%B6rn%C3%A4isiss%C3%A4.jpg/120px-Vorosilov_ja_Kekkonen_S%C3%B6rn%C3%A4isiss%C3%A4.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Vorosilov_ja_Kekkonen_S%C3%B6rn%C3%A4isiss%C3%A4.jpg/180px-Vorosilov_ja_Kekkonen_S%C3%B6rn%C3%A4isiss%C3%A4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Vorosilov_ja_Kekkonen_S%C3%B6rn%C3%A4isiss%C3%A4.jpg/240px-Vorosilov_ja_Kekkonen_S%C3%B6rn%C3%A4isiss%C3%A4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3454" data-file-height="3224" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Cadillac" title="Cadillac">Cadillac</a> from 1956</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kekkosen_Chrysler_1968.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chrysler New Yorker from 1968"><img alt="Chrysler New Yorker from 1968" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Kekkosen_Chrysler_1968.jpg/120px-Kekkosen_Chrysler_1968.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Kekkosen_Chrysler_1968.jpg/180px-Kekkosen_Chrysler_1968.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Kekkosen_Chrysler_1968.jpg/240px-Kekkosen_Chrysler_1968.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5197" data-file-height="3497" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Chrysler_New_Yorker" title="Chrysler New Yorker">Chrysler New Yorker</a> from 1968</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COA_Finland_on_a_Chrysler_New_Yorker_for_president_Kekkonen,_1972.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chrysler New Yorker from 1972"><img alt="Chrysler New Yorker from 1972" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/COA_Finland_on_a_Chrysler_New_Yorker_for_president_Kekkonen%2C_1972.jpg/120px-COA_Finland_on_a_Chrysler_New_Yorker_for_president_Kekkonen%2C_1972.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/COA_Finland_on_a_Chrysler_New_Yorker_for_president_Kekkonen%2C_1972.jpg/180px-COA_Finland_on_a_Chrysler_New_Yorker_for_president_Kekkonen%2C_1972.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/COA_Finland_on_a_Chrysler_New_Yorker_for_president_Kekkonen%2C_1972.jpg/240px-COA_Finland_on_a_Chrysler_New_Yorker_for_president_Kekkonen%2C_1972.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1238" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Chrysler New Yorker from 1972</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Koiviston_Cadillac.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cadillac from 1991"><img alt="Cadillac from 1991" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Koiviston_Cadillac.jpg/120px-Koiviston_Cadillac.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Koiviston_Cadillac.jpg/180px-Koiviston_Cadillac.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Koiviston_Cadillac.jpg/240px-Koiviston_Cadillac.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2876" data-file-height="1917" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cadillac from 1991</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ahtisaari%27s_Mercedes_W140.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mercedes-Benz from 1990s"><img alt="Mercedes-Benz from 1990s" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Ahtisaari%27s_Mercedes_W140.jpg/120px-Ahtisaari%27s_Mercedes_W140.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Ahtisaari%27s_Mercedes_W140.jpg/180px-Ahtisaari%27s_Mercedes_W140.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Ahtisaari%27s_Mercedes_W140.jpg/240px-Ahtisaari%27s_Mercedes_W140.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz" title="Mercedes-Benz">Mercedes-Benz</a> from 1990s</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ennen_Lippujuhlan_p%C3%A4iv%C3%A4n_2017_paraatin_alkua_02_presidentti_saapuu.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Mercedes-Benz S600 L Guard from 2017"><img alt="Mercedes-Benz S600 L Guard from 2017" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Ennen_Lippujuhlan_p%C3%A4iv%C3%A4n_2017_paraatin_alkua_02_presidentti_saapuu.JPG/120px-Ennen_Lippujuhlan_p%C3%A4iv%C3%A4n_2017_paraatin_alkua_02_presidentti_saapuu.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Ennen_Lippujuhlan_p%C3%A4iv%C3%A4n_2017_paraatin_alkua_02_presidentti_saapuu.JPG/180px-Ennen_Lippujuhlan_p%C3%A4iv%C3%A4n_2017_paraatin_alkua_02_presidentti_saapuu.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Ennen_Lippujuhlan_p%C3%A4iv%C3%A4n_2017_paraatin_alkua_02_presidentti_saapuu.JPG/240px-Ennen_Lippujuhlan_p%C3%A4iv%C3%A4n_2017_paraatin_alkua_02_presidentti_saapuu.JPG 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Mercedes-Benz S600 L Guard from 2017</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_cpvy9er5w931jy7i95anvyiq70ia0vx"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Alexander_Stubb" coords="845,168,983,192" title="Alexander Stubb" alt="Alexander Stubb" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" coords="837,154,976,178" title="Sauli Niinistö" alt="Sauli Niinistö" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Tarja_Halonen" coords="743,140,868,164" title="Tarja Halonen" alt="Tarja Halonen" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Martti_Ahtisaari" coords="648,126,793,150" title="Martti Ahtisaari" 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class="mw-redirect" title="List of Finnish rulers">List of Finnish rulers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_parties_in_Finland" class="mw-redirect" title="Political parties in Finland">Political parties in Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spouses_of_presidents_of_Finland" title="Spouses of presidents of Finland">Spouses of presidents of Finland</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Finland&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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War">Lapland War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finlandization" title="Finlandization">Finlandization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Finland_(1917%E2%80%93present)" title="History of Finland (1917–present)">History of independent Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Finland" title="Military history of Finland">Military history</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Finland" title="Geography of Finland">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Finland" title="List of cities and towns in Finland">Cities and towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_extreme_points_of_Finland" title="List of extreme points of Finland">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Finland" title="Geology of Finland">Geology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Finland" title="List of islands of Finland">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Finland" title="List of lakes of Finland">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Finland" title="Municipalities of Finland">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Finland" title="List of national parks of Finland">National parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Finland" title="Provinces of Finland">Provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Finland" title="Regions of Finland">Regions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Finland" title="List of rivers of Finland">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_in_Finland_by_population" title="List of urban areas in Finland by population">Urban areas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oulu" title="Oulu">Oulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampere" title="Tampere">Tampere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turku" title="Turku">Turku</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_Finland" title="Wildlife of Finland">Wildlife</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Finland" title="Politics of Finland">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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href="/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93NATO_relations" title="Finland–NATO relations">NATO</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Finland" title="List of political parties in Finland">Political parties</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">Prime Minister</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Finland" title="Economy of Finland">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Finland" title="Agriculture in Finland">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Finland" title="Bank of Finland">Central bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_Finland" title="Energy in Finland">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Finnish_government_enterprises" title="List of Finnish government enterprises">Government-owned companies</a></li> <li> <a href="/wiki/Industry_in_Finland" title="Industry in Finland">Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_income_policy_agreement_(Finland)" title="National income policy agreement (Finland)">National income agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordic_model" title="Nordic model">Nordic model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_maritime_cluster" title="Finnish maritime cluster">Ship-building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_startup_scene" title="Finnish startup scene">Startups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nasdaq_Helsinki" title="Nasdaq Helsinki">Stock exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_Finland" title="Taxation in Finland">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Finland" title="Telecommunications in Finland">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Finland" title="Tourism in Finland">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Finland" title="Transport in Finland">Transport</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Finland" title="Rail transport in Finland">Rail</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_Finland" title="Category:Society of Finland">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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Finland">Folklore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_literature" title="Finnish literature">Literature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kalevala" title="Kalevala"><i>The Kalevala</i></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Finland" title="Telecommunications in Finland">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Finland" title="Music of Finland">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_mythology" title="Finnish mythology">Mythology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_national_symbols" title="Finnish national symbols">National symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Finland" title="Public holidays in Finland">Public holidays</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(Finland)" title="Independence Day (Finland)">Independence Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_sauna" title="Finnish sauna">Sauna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Finland" title="Sport in Finland">Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Finland" 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Bellen">Van der Bellen</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium"><img alt="Belgium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Philippe_of_Belgium" title="Philippe of Belgium">Philippe</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" 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data-file-height="630" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alar_Karis" title="Alar Karis">Karis</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Stubb" title="Alexander Stubb">Stubb</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" 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width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Michael_D._Higgins" title="Michael D. Higgins">Higgins</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sergio_Mattarella" title="Sergio Mattarella">Mattarella</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia"><img alt="Latvia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" 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data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Gitanas_Naus%C4%97da" title="Gitanas Nausėda">Nausėda</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg"><img alt="Luxembourg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/35px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/46px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg" title="Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg">Henri</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta"><img alt="Malta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Myriam_Spiteri_Debono" title="Myriam Spiteri Debono">Spiteri Debono</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands"><img alt="Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Andrzej_Duda" title="Andrzej Duda">Duda</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Marcelo_Rebelo_de_Sousa" title="Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa">Rebelo de Sousa</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania"><img alt="Romania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Ilie_Bolojan" title="Ilie Bolojan">Bolojan</a></i> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia"><img alt="Slovakia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Pellegrini" title="Peter Pellegrini">Pellegrini</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia"><img alt="Slovenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Nata%C5%A1a_Pirc_Musar" title="Nataša Pirc Musar">Pirc Musar</a></span></li> <li><span 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class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Albania" title="President of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Co-Princes_of_Andorra" class="mw-redirect" title="Co-Princes of Andorra">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Armenia" title="President of Armenia">Armenia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Austria" title="President of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Azerbaijan" title="President of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Belarus" title="President of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Belgium" title="Monarchy of Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Bulgaria" title="President of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Croatia" title="President of Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">Cyprus</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="President of the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Denmark" title="Monarchy of Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Estonia" title="President of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Georgia" title="President of Georgia">Georgia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Germany" title="President of Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Greece" title="President of Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Holy See (Vatican City)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Hungary" title="President of Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Iceland" title="President of Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ireland" title="President of Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Italy" title="President of Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kazakhstan" title="President of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Latvia" title="President of Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Liechtenstein" title="Monarchy of Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Lithuania" title="President of Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Luxembourg" title="Monarchy of Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Malta" title="President of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Moldova" title="President of Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Monaco" title="Monarchy of Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Montenegro" title="President of Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_Netherlands" title="Monarchy of the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_North_Macedonia" title="President of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Norway" title="Monarchy of Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Poland" title="President of Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Portugal" title="President of Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Romania" title="President of Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">Russian Federation</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captains_Regent" title="Captains Regent">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Serbia" title="President of Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Slovakia" title="President of Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Slovenia" title="President of Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Princes_and_Grand_Masters_of_the_Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Princes and Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta">Sovereign Military Order of Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Spain" title="Monarchy of Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Sweden" title="Monarchy of Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Council_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Council (Switzerland)">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkey" title="President of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" title="President of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">Partially recognised<sup>2</sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Abkhazia" title="President of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kosovo" title="President of Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="President of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Ossetia" title="President of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup>1</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">Unrecognised states<sup>3</sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Transnistria" title="President of Transnistria">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">Heads of<br />government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Albania" title="Prime Minister of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Andorra" title="List of heads of government of Andorra">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" title="Prime Minister of Armenia">Armenia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Austria" title="Chancellor of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Azerbaijan" title="Prime Minister of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Belarus" title="Prime Minister of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Belgium" title="Prime Minister of Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Council_of_Ministers_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bulgaria" title="Prime Minister of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Croatia" title="Prime Minister of Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">Cyprus</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Prime Minister of the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Denmark" title="Prime Minister of Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Estonia" title="Prime Minister of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_France" title="Prime Minister of France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Georgia" title="Prime Minister of Georgia">Georgia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Germany" title="Chancellor of Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Greece" title="Prime Minister of Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_Vatican_City_State" title="Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State">Holy See (Vatican City)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Hungary" title="Prime Minister of Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Iceland" title="Prime Minister of Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kazakhstan" title="Prime Minister of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Latvia" title="Prime Minister of Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Liechtenstein" title="List of heads of government of Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Lithuania" title="Prime Minister of Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a 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