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 | |
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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 €[1] |
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).
ListEdit
Living former presidentsEdit
Martti Ahtisaari
(1994–2000)
23 June 1937Tarja Halonen
(2000–2012)
24 December 1943
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Discharging the office of President" (in Finnish). presidentti.fi. 5 January 2015.
Other websitesEdit
- Media related to Presidents of Finland at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site
- The Constitution of Finland Archived 2007-06-04 at the Wayback Machine