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unusual facts about Social Democratic Party of Finland


Voitto Hellstén

From 1962 to 1970, Voitto Hellsten was a member of the Finnish parliament, where he represented the Social Democratic Party.


Finnish parliamentary election, 1922

The Social Democrats, led by Väinö Tanner, had committed themselves to the peaceful and democratic pursuit of socialist reform goals.

Finnish parliamentary election, 1936

Kyösti Kallio of the Agrarian League formed a centrist minority government after Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (National Coalition Party) refused to allow the Social Democrats to join the government.

Kerttu Nuorteva

She was to make contact with the Social Democratic politician Väinö Tanner.

Next Finnish parliamentary election

The incumbent government is formed by a six party coalition, composed of the National Coalition Party, Social Democratic Party, Left Alliance, Green League, Swedish People's Party and the Christian Democrats as well as the MP for Åland.

Olli Saarela

In August 2006, Saarela directly attacked Minister of Finance Eero Heinäluoma in an interview for Image Magazine, since, in his opinion, the Social Democratic Party of Finland that Heinäluoma heads had slandered his wife during budget negotiations.


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