Counselor of State (Finland)

Counselor of State (Swedish: statsråd, Finnish: Valtioneuvos) is a Finnish title of honor awarded by the President of Finland to elder statesmen. It is one of two titles (the other being vuorineuvos) in the highest class of State of Finland honors. The tax of the titles are 48 400 euros or 12 100 euros.

Some Former Social Democratic Prime Ministers Rafael Paasio, Kalevi Sorsa and Paavo Lipponen all declined the honor when it was offered to them. Lipponen commented that no one outside Finland knows what Counselor of State is, and that he is satisfied with "former Prime Minister".

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