Swedish People's Party of Finland
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Swedish People's Party of Finland
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| Swedish name | Svenska folkpartiet i Finland |
| Finnish name | Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue |
| Leader | Anna-Maja Henriksson |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Headquarters | Simonsgatan 8 A 00100 Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland |
| Membership (2016) | 30,000 |
| Ideology |
Swedish speaking minority interests Liberalism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| European Parliament group | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Parliament |
9 / 200
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| European Parliament |
1 / 13
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| Municipalities |
470 / 8,999
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| http://www.sfp.fi/ | |
The Swedish People's Party of Finland (Swedish: Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP); Finnish: Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)) is a liberal-centristpolitical party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finland. An ethnic catch-all party, party's main election issue has been since its inception the Swedish-speaking Finns' right to their own language and to maintain the Swedish language's position in Finland. The party was in governmental position 1979–2015 with one or two seats in the government and collaborated with the centre-right as well as the centre-left in the Parliament of Finland. After the 2015 election SFP was left out of the government formed by the three biggest parties.
The fact that both the Finnish centre-right and centre-left have needed the support from the party has meant that they have been able to affect politics of Finland in a larger scale than the party's actual size would suggest. The position of the Swedish language as one of two official languages in Finland and the Swedish-speaking minority's right to the Swedish culture are two of the results of the party's influence in Finnish politics. The party is a member of Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party.
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