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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88" title="ساولي نينيستو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ساولي نينيستو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AC%D5%AB_%D5%86%D5%AB%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%A9%D5%A7%D6%85" title="Սաուլի Նիինիսթէօ – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Սաուլի Նիինիսթէօ" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BB%D1%96_%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%81%D1%86%D1%91" title="Саўлі Нійнісцё – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Саўлі Нійнісцё" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BB%D1%96_%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%81%D1%8C%D1%86%D1%91" title="Саўлі Нійнісьцё – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Саўлі Нійнісьцё" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%D0%BE" title="Саули Нийнистьо – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Саули Нийнистьо" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" 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/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" 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/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" 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/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" 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%A3%CE%AC%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B9_%CE%9D%CE%B9%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AF%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF" title="Σάουλι Νιινίστο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σάουλι Νιινίστο" 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/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" 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/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87" title="سائولی نینیسته – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سائولی نینیسته" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" 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/%EC%82%AC%EC%9A%B8%EB%A6%AC_%EB%8B%88%EB%8B%88%EC%8A%A4%ED%87%B4" title="사울리 니니스퇴 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="사울리 니니스퇴" 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%8D%D5%A1%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AC%D5%AB_%D5%86%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%B8" title="Սաուլի Նինիստո – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սաուլի Նինիստո" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" 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-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" 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%A1%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%99_%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%94" title="סאולי ניניסטה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סאולי ניניסטה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94" title="საული ნიინისტე – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="საული ნიინისტე" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" 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%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D3%A9" title="Саули Ниинистө – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Саули Ниинистө" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saulus_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Saulus Niinistö – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Saulus Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_N%C4%ABniste" title="Sauli Nīniste – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Sauli Nīniste" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B" title="साउली नीनिस्टो – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="साउली नीनिस्टो" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88" title="سولى نينيستو – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سولى نينيستو" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88" title="サウリ・ニーニスト – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="サウリ・ニーニスト" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_V%C3%A4in%C3%A4m%C3%B6_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Väinämö Niinistö – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Sauli Väinämö Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%91,_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Ниинистё, Саули – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Ниинистё, Саули" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ami mw-list-item"><a href="https://ami.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Amis" lang="ami" hreflang="ami" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Pangcah" data-language-local-name="Amis" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangcah</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tpi mw-list-item"><a href="https://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Tok Pisin" lang="tpi" hreflang="tpi" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Tok Pisin" data-language-local-name="Tok Pisin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tok Pisin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%91,_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Ниинистё, Саули – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Ниинистё, Саули" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szy mw-list-item"><a href="https://szy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Sakizaya" lang="szy" hreflang="szy" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Sakizaya" data-language-local-name="Sakizaya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sakizaya</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-trv mw-list-item"><a href="https://trv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Taroko" lang="trv" hreflang="trv" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Seediq" data-language-local-name="Taroko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seediq</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5" title="Саули Нинисте – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Саули Нинисте" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D3%A9" title="Саули Ниинистө – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Саули Ниинистө" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tay mw-list-item"><a href="https://tay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Atayal" lang="tay" hreflang="tay" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Tayal" data-language-local-name="Atayal" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tayal</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tet mw-list-item"><a href="https://tet.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Tetum" lang="tet" hreflang="tet" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Tetun" data-language-local-name="Tetum" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tetun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5_%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%AD" title="เซาลี นีนิสเตอ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เซาลี นีนิสเตอ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D3%A3_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%91" title="Саулӣ Ниинистё – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Саулӣ Ниинистё" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%96_%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5" title="Саулі Нійністе – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Саулі Нійністе" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niinist%C3%B6_Sauli" title="Niinistö Sauli – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Niinistö Sauli" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Sauli Niinistö – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Sauli Niinistö" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fiu-vro mw-list-item"><a href="https://fiu-vro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niinist%C3%B6_Sauli" title="Niinistö Sauli – Võro" lang="vro" hreflang="vro" data-title="Niinistö Sauli" data-language-autonym="Võro" data-language-local-name="Võro" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Võro</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu 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Niinistö</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sauli-Niinist%C3%B6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Sauli-Niinist%C3%B6.jpg/220px-Sauli-Niinist%C3%B6.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Sauli-Niinist%C3%B6.jpg/330px-Sauli-Niinist%C3%B6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Sauli-Niinist%C3%B6.jpg/440px-Sauli-Niinist%C3%B6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1851" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Official portrait, 2018</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">12th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">President of Finland</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1 March 2012 – 1 March 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jyrki_Katainen" title="Jyrki Katainen">Jyrki Katainen</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Stubb" title="Alexander Stubb">Alexander Stubb</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Juha_Sipil%C3%A4" title="Juha Sipilä">Juha Sipilä</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Antti_Rinne" title="Antti Rinne">Antti Rinne</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sanna_Marin" title="Sanna Marin">Sanna Marin</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Petteri_Orpo" title="Petteri Orpo">Petteri Orpo</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tarja_Halonen" title="Tarja Halonen">Tarja Halonen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Stubb" title="Alexander Stubb">Alexander Stubb</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Finland" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Finland">Speaker of the Parliament of Finland</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />24 April 2007 – 27 April 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Timo_Kalli" title="Timo Kalli">Timo Kalli</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Zyskowicz" title="Ben Zyskowicz">Ben Zyskowicz</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(Finland)" title="Minister of Finance (Finland)">Minister of Finance</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2 February 1996 – 17 April 2003</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paavo_Lipponen" title="Paavo Lipponen">Paavo Lipponen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Iiro_Viinanen" title="Iiro Viinanen">Iiro Viinanen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Antti_Kalliom%C3%A4ki" title="Antti Kalliomäki">Antti Kalliomäki</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Finland">Deputy Prime Minister of Finland</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />13 April 1995 – 30 August 2001</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Paavo Lipponen</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pertti_Salolainen" title="Pertti Salolainen">Pertti Salolainen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ville_It%C3%A4l%C3%A4" title="Ville Itälä">Ville Itälä</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(Finland)" title="Minister of Justice (Finland)">Minister of Justice</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />13 April 1995 – 2 February 1996</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Paavo Lipponen</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Anneli_J%C3%A4%C3%A4tteenm%C3%A4ki" title="Anneli Jäätteenmäki">Anneli Jäätteenmäki</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kari_H%C3%A4k%C3%A4mies" title="Kari Häkämies">Kari Häkämies</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/National_Coalition_Party" title="National Coalition Party">Leader of the National Coalition Party</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1994–2001</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Pertti Salolainen</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Ville Itälä</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">Member of the Finnish Parliament</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />21 March 2007 – 19 April 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Uusimaa_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Uusimaa (constituency)">Uusimaa</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />21 March 1987 – 18 March 2003</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Helsinki_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Helsinki (constituency)">Helsinki</a> (1999–2003) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Varsinais-Suomi_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Varsinais-Suomi (constituency)">Southwest Finland</a> (1987–1999)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Sauli Väinämö Niinistö</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1948-08-24</span>) </span>24 August 1948<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 76)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Salo,_Finland" title="Salo, Finland">Salo</a>, Finland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (since 2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Coalition_Party" title="National Coalition Party">National Coalition</a> (until 2012)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Marja-Leena Alanko</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1974; died 1995)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Jenni_Haukio" title="Jenni Haukio">Jenni Haukio</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2009)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ville_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Ville Niinistö">Ville Niinistö</a> (nephew)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Turku" title="University of Turku">University of Turku</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_signature.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sauli Niinistö's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_signature.svg/128px-Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_signature.svg.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_signature.svg/192px-Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_signature.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_signature.svg/256px-Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_signature.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="566" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://niinisto.fi">Official website</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Suomen_Maavoimien_tunnus.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Suomen_Maavoimien_tunnus.svg/20px-Suomen_Maavoimien_tunnus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Suomen_Maavoimien_tunnus.svg/30px-Suomen_Maavoimien_tunnus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Suomen_Maavoimien_tunnus.svg/40px-Suomen_Maavoimien_tunnus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="775" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Army" title="Finnish Army">Finnish Army</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></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kapteeni_kauluslaatta.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kapteeni_kauluslaatta.svg/25px-Kapteeni_kauluslaatta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kapteeni_kauluslaatta.svg/38px-Kapteeni_kauluslaatta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kapteeni_kauluslaatta.svg/50px-Kapteeni_kauluslaatta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="359" data-file-height="157" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Captain</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sauli Väinämö Niinistö</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Finnish pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fi-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Finnish" title="Help:IPA/Finnish">[ˈsɑu̯li<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈʋæinæmø<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈniːnistø]</a></span>, born 24 August 1948) is a Finnish politician who served as the 12th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">president of Finland</a> from 2012 to 2024. </p><p>A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/National_Coalition_Party" title="National Coalition Party">National Coalition Party</a> (NCP) from 1994 to 2001, <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(Finland)" title="Minister of Justice (Finland)">Minister of Justice</a> from 1995 to 1996, <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(Finland)" title="Minister of Finance (Finland)">Minister of Finance</a> from 1996 to 2003, Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 2001 and the NCP candidate in the <a href="/wiki/2006_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2006 Finnish presidential election">2006 presidential election</a>. He served as the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Finland" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Finland">Speaker of the Parliament of Finland</a> from 2007 to 2011 and has been the honorary president of the <a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party" title="European People's Party">European People's Party</a> (EPP) since 2002. </p><p>Niinistö was the NCP candidate in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2012 Finnish presidential election">2012 presidential election</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/Pekka_Haavisto" title="Pekka Haavisto">Pekka Haavisto</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Green_League" title="Green League">Green League</a> (VIHR) with 62.6% of the vote in the decisive second round. Niinistö assumed office on 1 March 2012; he is the first NCP president since <a href="/wiki/Juho_Kusti_Paasikivi" title="Juho Kusti Paasikivi">Juho Kusti Paasikivi</a>, who left office in 1956. In May 2017, Niinistö announced that he would seek reelection in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2018 Finnish presidential election">2018 presidential election</a>, running as an <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> candidate. The NCP and <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Finland)" title="Christian Democrats (Finland)">Christian Democrats</a> (KD) supported his candidacy. He won reelection in the first round on 28 January 2018 with 62.7% of the vote and his second term began on 1 February 2018. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Niinistö was born in <a href="/wiki/Salo,_Finland" title="Salo, Finland">Salo</a> in 1948. His parents were the circulation manager of <i><a href="/wiki/Salon_Seudun_Sanomat" title="Salon Seudun Sanomat">Salon Seudun Sanomat</a></i> Väinö Niinistö (1911–1991) and nurse Hilkka Niinistö, née Heimo (1916–2014).<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> Niinistö's godfather was <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fjalar_Nordell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fjalar Nordell (page does not exist)">Fjalar Nordell</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjalar_Nordell" class="extiw" title="fi:Fjalar Nordell">fi</a>]</span>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Salora_Oy" title="Salora Oy">Salora</a>. </p><p>Niinistö graduated from the <i>Salon normaalilyseo</i> high school in 1967, after which he went to study at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Turku" title="University of Turku">University of Turku</a>. From there he graduated with a Master of Laws degree in 1974. He completed <a href="/wiki/Varatuomari" title="Varatuomari">court training</a> in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_Pertti_Heinonen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_Pertti_Heinonen.jpg/220px-Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_Pertti_Heinonen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_Pertti_Heinonen.jpg/330px-Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_Pertti_Heinonen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_Pertti_Heinonen.jpg/440px-Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_Pertti_Heinonen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3402" data-file-height="2244" /></a><figcaption>Niinistö in an interview in 1985</figcaption></figure> <p>Niinistö ran his own law firm in Salo between 1978 and 1988 before entering national politics.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Niinistö served on the municipal council of Salo from 1977 to 1992 and was elected a Member of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">Parliament of Finland</a> from the district of <a href="/wiki/Finland_Proper_(constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Finland Proper (constituency)">Finland Proper</a> in <a href="/wiki/1987_Finnish_parliamentary_election" title="1987 Finnish parliamentary election">1987</a>. In 1994 he was chosen to lead the NCP as party chairman and subsequently became <a href="/wiki/Justice_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Justice Minister">Justice Minister</a> in Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Paavo_Lipponen" title="Paavo Lipponen">Paavo Lipponen</a>'s first cabinet in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Switching <a href="/wiki/Portfolio_(government)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portfolio (government)">portfolios</a>, Niinistö became Finance Minister in 1996, continuing in Lipponen's second cabinet from 1999 to 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In both administrations, Niinistö was deputy prime minister under <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Finland" title="Social Democratic Party of Finland">social democrat</a> Lipponen. As Finance Minister, Niinistö was known for his strict <a href="/wiki/Fiscal_policy" title="Fiscal policy">fiscal policy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the first Finn to make a purchase with <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">euros</a> on 1 January 2002. Niinistö was urged by his party to stand as a candidate in the <a href="/wiki/2000_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2000 Finnish presidential election">2000 presidential election</a>, but he refused the candidacy for completely related to his private life reasons. He announced his gradual retirement from politics in 2001, and he was succeeded that year by <a href="/wiki/Ville_It%C3%A4l%C3%A4" title="Ville Itälä">Ville Itälä</a> as party leader. After the end of his term as a cabinet minister in 2003, Niinistö became vice president at the <a href="/wiki/European_Investment_Bank" title="European Investment Bank">European Investment Bank</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sauli_niinisto.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sauli_niinisto.jpg/220px-Sauli_niinisto.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sauli_niinisto.jpg/330px-Sauli_niinisto.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sauli_niinisto.jpg/440px-Sauli_niinisto.jpg 2x" data-file-width="531" data-file-height="799" /></a><figcaption>Niinistö in the <a href="/wiki/2006_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2006 Finnish presidential election">2006 Finnish presidential election</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In March 2005, Niinistö announced his candidacy for the <a href="/wiki/2006_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2006 Finnish presidential election">2006 presidential election</a>. He represented the NCP, challenging the incumbent <a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Tarja_Halonen" title="Tarja Halonen">Tarja Halonen</a>. He qualified for the second round runoff (as one of the top two candidates in the first round), held on 29 January 2006, but lost to Halonen. The costs of Niinistö's campaign were circa 2,225,000 euros, including 492,864 euros and 717,191 euros contributions from NCP.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (July 2014)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> His financial declaration in 2006 was made more detailed in 2009 because of controversies.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Helsingin_Sanomat_17.9.2009_A4_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Helsingin_Sanomat_17.9.2009_A4-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, Niinistö announced that he was standing again for the <a href="/wiki/2007_Finnish_parliamentary_election" title="2007 Finnish parliamentary election">2007 parliamentary election</a>. He said, however, that he had no plans to take any high-ranking political job such as the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">prime ministership</a> in the future.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received 60,563 votes in the 2007 elections,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a record in a Finnish parliamentary election; it was about 21% more than the 1948 record of <a href="/wiki/Hertta_Kuusinen" title="Hertta Kuusinen">Hertta Kuusinen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the 2007 election, Niinistö decided to accept the position of the Speaker of the Parliament. Niinistö negotiated the merger of the <a href="/wiki/European_Democrat_Union" title="European Democrat Union">European Democrat Union</a> (EDU) into the EPP in 2002 and became its Honorary President. </p><p>Niinistö was elected as the president of the <a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Finland" title="Football Association of Finland">Football Association of Finland</a> on 8 November 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-palloliitto_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-palloliitto-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> replacing Pekka Hämäläinen, but the three-year term was interrupted when Niinistö was elected president of the republic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidency_(2012–2024)"><span id="Presidency_.282012.E2.80.932024.29"></span>Presidency (2012–2024)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Presidency (2012–2024)"><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:Tasavallanpresidentinvaihdos2012_08.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Tasavallanpresidentinvaihdos2012_08.JPG/220px-Tasavallanpresidentinvaihdos2012_08.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Tasavallanpresidentinvaihdos2012_08.JPG/330px-Tasavallanpresidentinvaihdos2012_08.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Tasavallanpresidentinvaihdos2012_08.JPG/440px-Tasavallanpresidentinvaihdos2012_08.JPG 2x" data-file-width="895" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Sauli Niinistö leaving Parliament after receiving his presidency with outgoing President <a href="/wiki/Tarja_Halonen" title="Tarja Halonen">Tarja Halonen</a> in March 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>Niinistö was the NCP candidate for a second time in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2012 Finnish presidential election">2012 presidential election</a>. With 37.0% of the vote, he won the election's first round and faced off against Haavisto of the Green League in the decisive second round.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He carried the second round with around 62.6% against Haavisto's 37.4%. Niinistö's margin of victory was larger than that of any previous directly elected president. He won a majority in 14 of 15 electoral districts.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Niinistö's election budget was circa 1.2 million euros.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After becoming the President, Niinistö pledged to establish a special task force aiming at preventing alienation among the country's youth and expressed concern about the problems of sparsely populated rural areas. Niinistö stressed the significance of mutual understanding with the cabinet and Parliament. His acceptance speech thanked those who backed him in the campaign and those who disagreed with him. Niinistö said that the differing views expressed should be taken into consideration.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2017, Niinistö announced that he would seek re-election in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Finnish_presidential_election" title="2018 Finnish presidential election">2018 presidential election</a>, running as an <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a> candidate.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His candidacy was soon supported by the <a href="/wiki/National_Coalition_Party" title="National Coalition Party">National Coalition Party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Finland)" title="Christian Democrats (Finland)">Christian Democrats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the election, Niinistö received 62.7% of the votes, becoming the first president in Finland to win the first round of an election by popular vote.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2022, Niinistö was estimated to have an approval rating of 92 percent, but rejected efforts by a grassroots movement to allow him to run for a third term.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreign_policy">Foreign policy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Foreign policy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_made_by_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6" class="mw-redirect" title="List of presidential trips made by Sauli Niinistö">List of presidential trips made by Sauli Niinistö</a></div> <p>As President, Niinistö visited Russia and met with Russian President <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> in February 2013 to promote <a href="/wiki/Bilateral_trade" title="Bilateral trade">bilateral trade</a> (e.g. Shell, Cargotec, YIT). He discussed <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> and business, but not <a href="/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a> issues or the selling of Russian military equipment to <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a> and its transport through Finland.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Niinistö's contacts with the Russian leader have led him to be dubbed as the "Putin whisperer" by some commentators.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the same time as the sanctions against Russia, mainly caused by the <a href="/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War" title="Russo-Ukrainian War">Russian invasion in Crimea and eastern Ukraine</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Niinistö said that the focus should be on easing tensions and increasing understanding between Europe and Russia. He stated that Finland should serve as a broker between Russia and Europe. He also stated that "Russia understands that the conflict in Ukraine has generated debate in Finland over this country's own security policy. It's important that President Putin understands Finland's position on NATO membership in this debate. Finland accepts that Russia is working to find a solution to the acute conflict in Ukraine, but it needs to do more."<sup id="cite_ref-defensenews_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-defensenews-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The foreign minister of Russia, <a href="/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov" title="Sergey Lavrov">Sergey Lavrov</a>, used a statement of Niinistö in his arguments about future choices for the next Prime Minister of Finland, saying, "'Does Northern Europe need this? How will Russia react?' President Niinistö asked these questions with the subtext. He knows that the answer is negative: nobody needs this"; Lavrov added "President Niinistö realizes that what happened in Ukraine is impossible in Finland."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his 2015 New Year's Speech, Niinistö stated: "We condemned Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea as soon as it happened and then condemned Russia's actions in eastern Ukraine. We have done this in the EU context but have also made this clear in our direct contacts with Russia. We condemn any illegal occupations, illegal use of force or attempts to limit the sovereignty of independent nations. Such actions never achieve anything but danger and increased tension. While power may have once grown out of the barrel of a gun, these days it leads to nothing but chaos."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Niinistö met with Iranian Supreme Leader <a href="/wiki/Ali_Khamenei" title="Ali Khamenei">Ali Khamenei</a> on 26 October 2016 in Tehran, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>. He also met Iranian President <a href="/wiki/Hassan_Rouhani" title="Hassan Rouhani">Hassan Rouhani</a>. They discussed closer economic cooperation, <a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran">human rights in Iran</a>, the situation in the Middle East and the threat of <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorism</a>. Niinistö said: "Iran was one of the first countries to recognise Finland's independence, and now our countries will further deepen their cooperation."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2017, Niinistö openly supported the <a href="/wiki/One-China_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="One-China policy">One-China policy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Niinistö said during his re-election campaign that he would block arms sales to the <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> due to their involvement in the <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian%E2%80%93led_intervention_in_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen">Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> On 16 July 2018, Niinistö officially hosted U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> and Russian President Putin for <a href="/wiki/2018_Russia%E2%80%93United_States_summit" title="2018 Russia–United States summit">the US-Russia Summit</a> in Helsinki. Niinistö was involved <a href="/wiki/General_Debate_of_the_seventy-third_session_of_the_United_Nations_General_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="General Debate of the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly">73rd United Nations General Assembly</a> in New York on 25 September 2018. President Niinistö spoke about Russia and <a href="/wiki/Baltic_nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltic nations">Baltic nations</a> affairs at the UNGA 2018.</p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin,_Donald_Trump_%26_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki,_16_July_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Vladimir_Putin%2C_Donald_Trump_%26_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki%2C_16_July_2018.jpg/220px-Vladimir_Putin%2C_Donald_Trump_%26_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki%2C_16_July_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Vladimir_Putin%2C_Donald_Trump_%26_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki%2C_16_July_2018.jpg/330px-Vladimir_Putin%2C_Donald_Trump_%26_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki%2C_16_July_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Vladimir_Putin%2C_Donald_Trump_%26_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki%2C_16_July_2018.jpg/440px-Vladimir_Putin%2C_Donald_Trump_%26_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki%2C_16_July_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1880" data-file-height="1160" /></a><figcaption>Niinistö with Russian President <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a>, U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>, First Lady of Finland <a href="/wiki/Jenni_Haukio" title="Jenni Haukio">Jenni Haukio</a> and First Lady of the United States <a href="/wiki/Melania_Trump" title="Melania Trump">Melania Trump</a> in <a href="/wiki/2018_Russia%E2%80%93United_States_summit" title="2018 Russia–United States summit">2018 Russia–United States summit</a> in July 2018</figcaption></figure><p>Niinistö visited <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> on 13–14 January 2019 and met with Chinese President <a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a>, they went through common issues between Finland-China to raise friendship and partnership. Xi Jinping and Niinistö jointly launched the 2019 China-Finland Year of Winter Sports. </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin_and_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki_(2019-08-21)_19.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Vladimir_Putin_and_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki_%282019-08-21%29_19.jpg/220px-Vladimir_Putin_and_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki_%282019-08-21%29_19.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Vladimir_Putin_and_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki_%282019-08-21%29_19.jpg/330px-Vladimir_Putin_and_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki_%282019-08-21%29_19.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Vladimir_Putin_and_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki_%282019-08-21%29_19.jpg/440px-Vladimir_Putin_and_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_Helsinki_%282019-08-21%29_19.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1880" data-file-height="1160" /></a><figcaption>Niinistö meets with Russian President <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> in August 2019</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_President_Pence_at_Yad_Vashem_(49452466191).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Vice_President_Pence_at_Yad_Vashem_%2849452466191%29.jpg/220px-Vice_President_Pence_at_Yad_Vashem_%2849452466191%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Vice_President_Pence_at_Yad_Vashem_%2849452466191%29.jpg/330px-Vice_President_Pence_at_Yad_Vashem_%2849452466191%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Vice_President_Pence_at_Yad_Vashem_%2849452466191%29.jpg/440px-Vice_President_Pence_at_Yad_Vashem_%2849452466191%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5013" data-file-height="3342" /></a><figcaption>Niinistö meets with US Vice President <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence">Mike Pence</a> in January 2020</figcaption></figure> <p>In October 2019, Niinistö condemned <a href="/wiki/2019_Turkish_offensive_into_north-eastern_Syria" title="2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria">Turkey's military campaign</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kurds_in_Syria" title="Kurds in Syria">Kurdish</a>–controlled areas of northern <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>. He said that two NATO member states are "quite involved" in Syria.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine_and_accession_of_Finland_to_NATO">Russian invasion of Ukraine and accession of Finland to NATO</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Russian invasion of Ukraine and accession of Finland to NATO"><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">See also: <a href="/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93NATO_relations" title="Finland–NATO relations">Finland–NATO relations</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Presidentti_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_p%C3%A4%C3%A4ministeri_Sanna_Marinin_tiedotustilaisuus_15.5.2022_(52073724707).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Presidentti_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_p%C3%A4%C3%A4ministeri_Sanna_Marinin_tiedotustilaisuus_15.5.2022_%2852073724707%29.jpg/220px-Presidentti_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_p%C3%A4%C3%A4ministeri_Sanna_Marinin_tiedotustilaisuus_15.5.2022_%2852073724707%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Presidentti_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_p%C3%A4%C3%A4ministeri_Sanna_Marinin_tiedotustilaisuus_15.5.2022_%2852073724707%29.jpg/330px-Presidentti_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_p%C3%A4%C3%A4ministeri_Sanna_Marinin_tiedotustilaisuus_15.5.2022_%2852073724707%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Presidentti_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_p%C3%A4%C3%A4ministeri_Sanna_Marinin_tiedotustilaisuus_15.5.2022_%2852073724707%29.jpg/440px-Presidentti_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_ja_p%C3%A4%C3%A4ministeri_Sanna_Marinin_tiedotustilaisuus_15.5.2022_%2852073724707%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2667" /></a><figcaption>Sauli Niinistö and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">Prime Minister of Finland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sanna_Marin" title="Sanna Marin">Sanna Marin</a>, at a press conference announcing Finland's intent to apply for <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> membership in May 2022</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Joe_Biden_stands_next_to_President_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/President_Joe_Biden_stands_next_to_President_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg/220px-President_Joe_Biden_stands_next_to_President_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/President_Joe_Biden_stands_next_to_President_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg/330px-President_Joe_Biden_stands_next_to_President_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/President_Joe_Biden_stands_next_to_President_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg/440px-President_Joe_Biden_stands_next_to_President_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Niinistö met with US President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> in March 2023</figcaption></figure> <p>In an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> in January 2022, Niinistö stated that he could not speak to Putin's intentions regarding the frozen relations between Russia and the West, but cited what he described as Finnish "wisdom" on experiences in dealing with <a href="/wiki/Moscow" title="Moscow">Moscow</a>. "Finns certainly learned the wisdom that a <a href="/wiki/Cossacks" title="Cossacks">Cossack</a>, that means a Russian soldier, takes all that is loose. You have to be very, very, clear, where the fixed line is."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When he was asked to shed light on his thoughts about Putin after the <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a> on 24 February 2022, Niinistö replied: "The masks have now been taken off, showing only the face of war."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 4 March 2022, Niinistö visited Washington, D.C., to meet President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> and number of other US politicians and security personnel. The meetings were initiated by Niinistö's office earlier the same week. In a press conference with Finnish media, Niinistö said that in the meeting the presidents discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact on <a href="/wiki/Western_European_Union" title="Western European Union">European</a> and Finnish security. Furthermore, they agreed on deepening Finnish-US security co-operation and bilateral relations.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 12 May 2022, ten weeks after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Niinistö and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">prime minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Sanna_Marin" title="Sanna Marin">Sanna Marin</a> advocated in a joint statement for a '<a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> membership without delay'.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Niinistö also made his last call with Putin that month, telling him that Finland's decision to join NATO was the Russian leader's "own doing."<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 19 May 2022, Niinistö made a statement regarding Finland's NATO membership, stating that they are ready to address Turkey's security concerns, are ready for dialogue, always take terrorism seriously and always condemn terrorism.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 21 May 2022, Turkish President <a href="/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan" title="Recep Tayyip Erdoğan">Recep Tayyip Erdoğan</a> told Niinistö that "overlooking threatening terrorist organisations that pose a threat to a NATO member is not in the spirit of the alliance."<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the same day, Niinistö, after a telephone conversation with Erdoğan, announced that they were ready for dialogue with <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> regarding Finland's membership in NATO and that they always condemned <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 June 2022, Niinistö stated in a statement regarding Finland's NATO membership that Turkey could address its concerns about terrorism, that it was always open to dialogue and that they always condemned terrorism.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 June 2022, Niinistö said he was surprised by Turkey's <a href="/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" title="Finland–Turkey relations">opposition</a> to Finland's NATO membership.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Niinistö's presidency, neighbouring military cooperation ties between Finland and <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> were further strengthened, culminating in joint, rather than separate, <a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_NATO" title="Enlargement of NATO">NATO accession bids</a> initiated by both countries.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amid threats of a veto from the Turkish Government over <a href="/wiki/Sweden%E2%80%93NATO_relations" title="Sweden–NATO relations">Sweden's accession</a>, Niinistö stated that he was steadfastly committed to the application being joint and that it would mean that Finland would have to decline the invitation into NATO if Sweden's membership application was vetoed.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Finland and Sweden agreed to a deal with the Government of Turkey that would allow the countries to join NATO on 28 June 2022, in the wake of the veto threat.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Niinistö's presidency, Finland became a member of NATO on 4 April 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pardons">Pardons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Pardons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As President of Finland, Niinistö held the power of pardoning for individual criminal sentences and related sanctions. In 2019 and 2020, he did not pardon anyone,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and pardoned on average only three people per year. In comparison, his predecessor <a href="/wiki/Tarja_Halonen" title="Tarja Halonen">Tarja Halonen</a> reached a figure of 20 pardons per year on average.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Niinistö had explained that he was in good agreement with the policy of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Finland" title="Supreme Court of Finland">Supreme Court of Finland</a>, which had always processed the case first before the President saw it. Niinistö supported the abolition of the presidential pardon in his presidential campaigns, calling the institution an outdated "royal tradition".<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-presidency_(2024–present)"><span id="Post-presidency_.282024.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Post-presidency (2024–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Post-presidency (2024–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2024, Niinistö was called upon to make and prepare a draft report for the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">EU</a> on improving crisis resistance of European societies at the request of <a href="/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen" title="Ursula von der Leyen">Ursula von der Leyen</a> as <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" title="President of the European Commission">President of the European Commission</a>. The report was described to be a society-wide review of Europe's crisis resilience, covering both <a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">conventional defense</a>, new and emerging <a href="/wiki/Computer_security" title="Computer security">cybersecurity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_warfare" title="Hybrid warfare">hybrid threats</a> as well as the impact of people's mindsets on European societies' collective crisis resilience to several threats.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2025, Niinistö criticised European countries for failing to playing a central role in engaging Russia to end its war on Ukraine.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_positions">Political positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Political positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Niinistö opposes the president's right to pardon prisoners and only pardoned one prisoner during his first year as president.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He opposes <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a> but thinks that same-sex couples should have the right to adoption and a common surname.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He supports <a href="/wiki/Euthanasia" title="Euthanasia">euthanasia</a> under certain circumstances.<sup id="cite_ref-HS-euthanasia_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HS-euthanasia-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2017, Niinistö stated that Finland should not apply for NATO membership in the current circumstances. According to Niinistö, as a member of NATO, Finland would lose the opportunity to stay out of the crisis. However, Niinistö wondered that in the event of a crisis between Russia and the EU, Finland should consider membership very seriously.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Niinistö married Marja-Leena Alanko in 1974 and they had two sons. Marja-Leena was killed in a car crash in January 1995. Niinistö wrote about the time after the death of his first wife in his book <i>Viiden vuoden yksinäisyys</i> (translation: "Five years of loneliness"). </p><p>While a cabinet minister, Niinistö, as a widower, was romantically involved with MP <a href="/wiki/Tanja_Karpela" title="Tanja Karpela">Tanja Karpela</a>, a former beauty queen and later Minister of Culture. Karpela's <a href="/wiki/Centre_Party_(Finland)" title="Centre Party (Finland)">Centre Party</a> was in opposition and Niinistö was considered the second-most influential man in government. In 2003 Karpela and Niinistö announced their engagement, which was ended in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, Niinistö met <a href="/wiki/Jenni_Haukio" title="Jenni Haukio">Jenni Haukio</a>, who at the time worked for the National Coalition Party and interviewed Niinistö for the <i>Nykypäivä</i> magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They later became romantically involved but kept the relationship secret from the public until the wedding on 3 January 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting a child, and they subsequently had a son, who was born in February 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mn_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mn-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nnf_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nnf-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017 Niinistö and Haukio's dog <a href="/wiki/Lennu" title="Lennu">Lennu</a> went viral across the world.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Niinistö is the uncle of <a href="/wiki/Ville_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Ville Niinistö">Ville Niinistö</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Green_League" title="Green League">Green League</a> MP from <a href="/wiki/Turku" title="Turku">Turku</a>, former leader of the Green League and former Minister of the Environment.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he is not related to ex-Minister of Defence <a href="/wiki/Jussi_Niinist%C3%B6" title="Jussi Niinistö">Jussi Niinistö</a>, and their family names have different origins.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Niinistö is a survivor of the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami</a>. He escaped the ensuing tsunami by climbing a utility pole with his son in <a href="/wiki/Khao_Lak" title="Khao Lak">Khao Lak</a>, Thailand.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Niinistö is a devout Christian and member of the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland">Lutheran Church</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Niinistö enjoys <a href="/wiki/Roller_skating" title="Roller skating">roller skating</a> in his spare time, and in the winter he often plays <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</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. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Beside his native language, Niinistö also speaks <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Niinistö was a guest in <a href="/wiki/Political_satire" title="Political satire">political satire</a> TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Hyv%C3%A4t_herrat" title="Hyvät herrat">Hyvät herrat</a></i>.</li> <li>Niinistö had a small role in the film <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johtaja_Uuno_Turhapuro_%E2%80%93_pisnismies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro – pisnismies (page does not exist)">Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro – pisnismies</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johtaja_Uuno_Turhapuro_%E2%80%93_pisnismies" class="extiw" title="fi:Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro – pisnismies">fi</a>]</span></i>.</li> <li>In 2000, Niinistö won 100,000 <a href="/wiki/Markka" class="mw-redirect" title="Markka">mk</a> in the <i><a href="/wiki/Haluatko_miljon%C3%A4%C3%A4riksi%3F" title="Haluatko miljonääriksi?">Haluatko miljonääriksi?</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Game_show" title="Game show">game show</a>. He donated the prize money to a charity against youth drug use.</li> <li>Niinistö appears as an animated character in the <a href="/wiki/Political_satire" title="Political satire">political satire</a> TV series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Autocrats" title="The Autocrats">The Autocrats</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coat_of_arms">Coat of arms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Coat of arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="His Excellency"> <caption class="nowrap">Coat of arms of Sauli Niinistö </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 220px;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6,_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Seraphim_and_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Elephant.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6%2C_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Seraphim_and_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Elephant.png/220px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6%2C_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Seraphim_and_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Elephant.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="253" class="mw-file-element" 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<dt>Motto</dt> <dd>"Juurista voimaa" ("Strength from the Roots")</dd> <dt>Orders</dt> <dd>Collars of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Elephant" title="Order of the Elephant">Order of the Elephant</a> and of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Seraphim" title="Order of the Seraphim">Royal Order of the Seraphim</a></dd> <dt>Other versions</dt> <dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6.svg/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6.svg/75px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6.svg/100px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="712" data-file-height="694" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6,_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Elephant.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6%2C_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Elephant.png/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6%2C_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Elephant.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6%2C_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Elephant.png/75px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6%2C_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Elephant.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6%2C_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Seraphim.png/75px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6%2C_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Seraphim.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6%2C_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Seraphim.png/100px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6%2C_12th_president_of_Finland_as_Knight_of_the_Royal_Order_of_the_Seraphim.png 2x" data-file-width="817" data-file-height="1031" /></a></span></dd></dl> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_orders">National orders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: National orders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>: Grand Master and Commander Grand Cross with Collar of 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></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>: Grand Master and Commander Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Lion_of_Finland" title="Order of the Lion of Finland">Order of the Lion of Finland</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>: Grand Master and Commander Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Cross_of_Liberty" title="Order of the Cross of Liberty">Order of the Cross of Liberty</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreign_orders">Foreign orders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Foreign orders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>: Grand Star of the <a href="/wiki/Decoration_of_Honour_for_Services_to_the_Republic_of_Austria" title="Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria">Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria</a> (5 February 2016)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>: Knight of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Elephant" title="Order of the Elephant">Order of the Elephant</a> (4 April 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>: Collar of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Cross_of_Terra_Mariana" title="Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana">Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana</a> (9 May 2014)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>: Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Honour" title="Legion of Honour">Order of the Legion of Honour</a> (9 July 2013)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>: Grand Cross Special Class of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany" title="Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany">Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany</a> (17 September 2018)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>: Grand Cross with Collar of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Falcon" title="Order of the Falcon">Order of the Falcon</a> (28 May 2013)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>: Grand Cross (2008), last with Collar of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit_of_the_Italian_Republic" title="Order of Merit of the Italian Republic">Order of Merit of the Italian Republic</a> (2017)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>: Commander Grand Cross with Chain 1st Class of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Three_Stars" title="Order of the Three Stars">Order of the Three Stars</a> (9 October 2013)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>: Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Vytautas_the_Great" title="Order of Vytautas the Great">Order of Vytautas the Great</a> with Golden Chain (15 May 2013)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>: Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Gold_Lion_of_the_House_of_Nassau" title="Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau">Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau</a> (10 May 2016)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>: Collar of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Aztec_Eagle" title="Order of the Aztec Eagle">Order of the Aztec Eagle</a> (25 May 2015)<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>: Knight Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Orange-Nassau" title="Order of Orange-Nassau">Order of Orange-Nassau</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>: <ul><li>Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_St._Olav" title="Order of St. Olav">Order of St. Olav</a> (10 October 2012)</li> <li>Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Order_of_Merit" title="Royal Norwegian Order of Merit">Royal Norwegian Order of Merit</a> (5 June 2007)</li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>: Knight of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_White_Eagle_(Poland)" title="Order of the White Eagle (Poland)">Order of White Eagle</a> (30 March 2015)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>: <ul><li>Knight (2012) with Collar (2016) of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Order_of_the_Seraphim" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Order of the Seraphim">Royal Order of the Seraphim</a></li> <li>Recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Royal_Jubilee_Commemorative_Medals" title="Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals">70th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf</a> (30 April 2016)</li> <li>Recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Royal_Jubilee_Commemorative_Medals" title="Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals">Golden Jubilee Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf</a> (15 September 2023</li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>: <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Prince_Yaroslav_the_Wise" title="Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise">Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise</a>, 1st class (23 August 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honorary_doctorates">Honorary doctorates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauli_Niinist%C3%B6&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Honorary doctorates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>: Honorary Doctor of Administrative Sciences – <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tampere" title="University of Tampere">University of Tampere</a> (2010)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>: Honorary Doctor of Laws – <a href="/wiki/University_of_Turku" title="University of Turku">University of Turku</a> (2011)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" 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rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Pertti_Salolainen" title="Pertti Salolainen">Pertti Salolainen</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Leader of the <a href="/wiki/National_Coalition_Party" title="National Coalition Party">National Coalition Party</a> </b><br />1994–2001 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Ville_It%C3%A4l%C3%A4" title="Ville Itälä">Ville Itälä</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Pertti_Salolainen" title="Pertti Salolainen">Pertti Salolainen</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Finland">Deputy Prime Minister of Finland</a> </b><br />1995–2001 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Ville_It%C3%A4l%C3%A4" title="Ville Itälä">Ville Itälä</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Anneli_J%C3%A4%C3%A4tteenm%C3%A4ki" title="Anneli Jäätteenmäki">Anneli Jäätteenmäki</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(Finland)" title="Minister of Justice (Finland)">Minister of Justice</a> </b><br />1995–1996 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Kari_H%C3%A4k%C3%A4mies" title="Kari Häkämies">Kari Häkämies</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Iiro_Viinanen" title="Iiro Viinanen">Iiro Viinanen</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(Finland)" title="Minister of Finance (Finland)">Minister of Finance</a> </b><br />1996–2003 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Antti_Kalliom%C3%A4ki" title="Antti Kalliomäki">Antti Kalliomäki</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Timo_Kalli" title="Timo Kalli">Timo Kalli</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Finland" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Finland">Speaker of the Parliament</a> </b><br />2007–2011 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Zyskowicz" title="Ben Zyskowicz">Ben 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