Political parties in Finland

This article lists political parties in Finland.

Finland has a strong multi-party system with coalition governments formed usually by the largest party. Parties which are not in government are called the opposition.

The party system has been rather stable since the establishment of the parliament in 1906 and Finnish independence in 1917, as parties founded then or their breakoff factions have consistently held the overwhelming majority in the parliament. The establishment of the Green League is an exception.

According to Finnish law, a political association that fulfills certain conditions is eligible to become an officially registered party. A registered party may nominate candidates in all national and local elections, and a party that is represented in parliament is entitled to a government subsidy relative to its number of seats. To qualify as a registered party, an association must have bylaws guaranteeing democratic internal organization and must be able to present 5,000 signatures from supporters who are eligible to vote. A party that fails to win a single seat in two consequtive parliamentary elections is stricken from the register but may apply again. (In contrast, a voluntary association has a requirement of 20,000 supporters and is not eligible for party subsidy.)

Those parties that have received neither a seat in eduskunta nor in the European Parliament, but which are registered political parties, are listed below.

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