President 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 Sauli Niinistö since 1 March 2012
Residence	Presidential Palace (ceremonial) Mäntyniemi (residential) Kultaranta (summer residence)
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Six years renewable once, consecutively
Inaugural holder	Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg 26 July 1919
Formation	Constitution of Finland
Salary	126,000 €
Website	Suomen tasavallan presidentti

The current office-holder is Sauli Niinistö since 1 March 2012.

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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  Martti Ahtisaari
  (1994–2000)
  (1937-06-23) 23 June 1937

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  Tarja Halonen
  (2000–2012)
  (1943-12-24) 24 December 1943

Other websites

• Media related to Presidents of Finland at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site
• The Constitution of Finland Archived 2007-06-04 at the Wayback Machine