Social Democratic Party of Finland

Social Democratic Party of Finland
Sosialidemokraatit (Finnish)[nb 1]
Socialdemokraterna (Swedish)
AbbreviationSDP
SD
ChairpersonAntti Lindtman
SecretaryMikkel Näkkäläjärvi
General SecretaryKari Anttila
Parliamentary group leaderTytti Tuppurainen
First deputy chairNasima Razmyar
Second deputy chairNiina Malm
Third deputy chairMatias Mäkynen[1]
Founded20 July 1899 (1899-07-20)
HeadquartersSiltasaarenkatu 18–20 C, 00530 Helsinki
NewspaperDemokraatti
Think tankKalevi Sorsa Foundation
Student wingSocial Democratic Students
Youth wingSocial Democratic Youth
Women's wingSocial Democratic Women in Finland[2]
Children’s wingNuoret Kotkat
Swedish wingFinlands Svenska Socialdemokrater
Membership (2021)Decrease 29,450[3]
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
International affiliationProgressive Alliance[4]
Socialist International[5]
European Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats[6]
Nordic affiliationSAMAK
The Social Democratic Group
Colours  Red
AnthemTyöväen marssi
Eduskunta
43 / 200
European Parliament
2 / 14
Municipalities
1,449 / 8,859
County seats
275 / 1,379
Website
sdp.fi

The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, Finnish: Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue [ˈsuo̯men ˈsosiɑ(ː)liˌdemokrɑːtːinen ˈpuo̯lue], nicknamed: demarit in Finnish; Swedish: Finlands socialdemokratiska parti) is a social democratic and pro-European political party in Finland.[7][8] It is the third largest party in the Parliament of Finland with 43 seats. Founded in 1899 as the Workers' Party of Finland (Finnish: Suomen työväenpuolue; Swedish: Finlands arbetarparti), the SDP is Finland's oldest active political party and has a close relationship with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. It is also a member of the Party of European Socialists, Progressive Alliance, Socialist International and SAMAK.

Following the resignation of Antti Rinne in December 2019, Sanna Marin became the country's 46th Prime Minister. SDP formed a new coalition government on the basis of its predecessor, in effect continuing cooperation with the Centre Party, the Green League, the Left Alliance and the Swedish People's Party. Seven of the Finnish Government its nineteen ministers are SDP members.[9]

In September 2023, Antti Lindtman was elected leader of the party following Marin's resignation after the 2023 election.[10]


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  1. ^ "SDP:n uusi puheenjohtaja Antti Lindtman: "Rasismi on repinyt avohaavaa Suomen sieluun"". Yle Uutiset. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Member Organisations". Socialist International Women. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ^ "About the SDP". Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue (in Finnish). 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Parties & Organisations". Progressive Alliance. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Full list of member parties and organisations". Socialist International. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ Terry, Chris (3 March 2014). "Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)". The Democratic Society. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Information and Result Service". Vaalit: Information and Result Service.
  8. ^ Bale, Tim (2021). Riding the populist wave: Europe's mainstream right in crisis. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-009-00686-6. OCLC 1256593260.
  9. ^ "Ministers". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  10. ^ "SDP elects Antti Lindtman as Sanna Marin's successor". News. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

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