Prime Minister of Finland

Prime Minister of Finland
Suomen pääministeri (Finnish) Finlands statsminister (Swedish)
Logo used by the Prime Minister’s Office
Incumbent Petteri Orpo since 20 June 2023
Executive branch of the Finnish Government Prime Minister's Office
Style	Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Member of	Cabinet of Finland European Council
Residence	Kesäranta
Appointer	President
Term length	Four years, renewable
Precursor	Vice-Chairman of the Economic Division of the Senate of Finland
Formation	27 November 1917; 106 years ago (1917-11-27)
First holder	Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
Salary	€202,350 annually[1][2]
Website	valtioneuvosto.fi/en/ministers/-/min/orpo/prime-minister

Politics of Finland
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Executive President (list) Alexander Stubb Prime Minister (list) Petteri Orpo Government Ministries (list)
Legislative Parliament Speaker: Jussi Halla-aho
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Recent elections Presidential: 2006 2012 2018 Parliamentary: 2015 2019 2023 European: 2014 2019 2024
Political parties Social Democratic Party (SDP) Finns Party (PS) National Coalition Party (KOK) Centre Party (KESK) Green League (VIHR) Left Alliance (VAS) Swedish People's Party (RKP) Christian Democrats (KD) Movement Now (LIIK)
Administrative divisions Regions (Maakunnat, Landskap) Sub-regions (Seutukunnat, Ekonomiska regioner) Municipalities (Kunnat, Kommuner) Wellbeing services counties (Hyvinvointialueet, Välfärdsområde)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Elina Valtonen Diplomatic missions of / in Finland Ambassadors Politics of the European Union
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The prime minister of Finland (Finnish: Suomen pääministeri; Swedish: Finlands statsminister) is the leader of the Finnish Government. The prime minister and their cabinet exercise executive authority in the state. The prime minister is formally ranked third in the protocol after the president of Finland and the speaker of the Parliament.^[3] Finland's first prime minister, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (also later the 3rd president of Finland), was appointed on 27 November 1917, just a few days before the country declared its independence.

The incumbent prime minister is Petteri Orpo of the National Coalition Party. Orpo was sworn in on 20 June 2023.