President of Finland

head of state of Finland

The President of the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavallan presidentti, Swedish: Republiken Finlands president) is the nation's head of state. The president is elected directly by the people of Finland for a term of six years. Since 1991, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The president must be a native-born Finnish citizen. The office was created by the Constitution Act of 1919.

President of Finland
Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti
Republiken Finlands President
Presidential Standard
Incumbent
Alexander Stubb

since 1 March 2024
ResidencePresidential Palace (ceremonial)
Mäntyniemi (residential)
Kultaranta (summer residence)
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthSix years
renewable once, consecutively
Inaugural holderKaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
26 July 1919
FormationConstitution of Finland
Salary126,000 [1]
WebsiteSuomen tasavallan presidentti

The current office-holder is Alexander Stubb since 1 March 2024.

Officially the head of state is known as the President of the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavallan presidentti; Swedish: Republiken Finlands president) or, more often, the President of the Republic (tasavallan presidentti, republikens president).

Living former presidents

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References

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  1. "Discharging the office of President" (in Finnish). presidentti.fi. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

Other websites

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