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Deputy Prime Minister of Finland

The Deputy Prime Minister of Finland (Finnish: Suomen pääministerin sijainen, Swedish: Finlands statsministers ställföreträdare, lit. Finland's Prime Minister's Substitute), officially titled the Minister deputising for the Prime Minister,[1] is a member of the Finnish Government who becomes the acting Prime Minister if the Prime Minister becomes unable to discharge their duties. The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the Government and traditionally comes from the second largest party of a coalition government. They have often been the Minister of Finance as well. The current Deputy Prime Minister of Finland is Riikka Purra.

Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
Suomen pääministerin sijainen
Insignia of the Prime Minister of Finland
Incumbent
Riikka Purra
since 20 June 2023
AppointerFinnish Government
Inaugural holderJohannes Virolainen
Formation1957

List of deputy prime ministers of Finland

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Portfolio Prime Minister
Took office Left office
1   Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000) 		11 January
1957 		27 May
1957 		ML Education Fagerholm
SDP
(1956–1957)
2   Nils Meinander
(1910–1985) 		27 May
1957 		2 July
1957 		RKP Finance Sukselainen
ML
(1957)
3   Esa Kaitila
(1909–1975) 		2 July
1957 		2 September
1957 		KP Trade and Industry
4   Aarre Simonen
(1913–1977) 		2 September
1957 		31 October
1957 		TPSL Without portfolio
(1)   Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000) 		31 October
1957 		29 November
1957 		ML Foreign Affairs
5   Reino Oittinen
(1912–1978) 		29 November
1957 		26 April
1958 		Independent Education von Fieandt
Independent
(1957–1958)
6   Tyyne Leivo-Larsson
(1902–1977) 		26 April
1958 		29 August
1958 		Independent Without portfolio Kuuskoski
Independent
(1958)
(1)   Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000) 		29 August
1958 		4 December
1958 		ML Foreign Affairs Fagerholm
SDP
(1958–1959)
7   Onni Hiltunen
(1895–1971) 		4 December
1958 		13 January
1959 		SDP Trade and Industry
8   Ralf Törngren
(1899–1961) 		13 January
1959 		16 May
1961 		RKP Foreign Affairs Sukselainen
ML
(1959–1961)
9   Eemil Luukka
(1892–1970) 		19 May
1961 		3 July
1961 		ML Interior
10   Kauno Kleemola
(1906–1965) 		3 July
1961 		14 July
1961 		ML Transportation Luukka
ML
(1961)
(9)   Eemil Luukka
(1892–1970) 		14 July
1961 		13 April
1962 		ML Interior Miettunen
ML
(1961–1962)
(1)   Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000) 		13 April
1962 		18 December
1963 		ML Agriculture Karjalainen
ML
(1962–1963)
11   Aarne Nuorvala
(1912–2013) 		18 December
1963 		8 June
1964 		Independent Prime Minister's Office Lehto
Independent
(1963–1964)
(5)   Reino Oittinen
(1912–1978) 		12 June
1964 		12 September
1964 		Independent Education
12   Ahti Karjalainen
(1923–1990) 		12 September
1964 		27 May
1966 		KESK Foreign Affairs Virolainen
KESK
(1964–1966)
(5)   Reino Oittinen
(1912–1978) 		27 May
1966 		22 March
1968 		SDP Education Paasio
SDP
(1966–1968)
(1)   Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000) 		22 March
1968 		14 May
1970 		KESK Education Koivisto
SDP
(1968–1970)
13   Päiviö Hetemäki
(1913–1980) 		14 May
1970 		15 July
1970 		Independent Finance Aura
Independent
(1970)
14   Veikko Helle
(1911–2005) 		15 July
1970 		29 October
1971 		SDP Labour Karjalainen
KESK
(1970–1971)
(13)   Päiviö Hetemäki
(1913–1980) 		29 October
1971 		23 February
1972 		Independent Finance Aura
Independent
(1971–1972)
15   Mauno Koivisto
(1923–2017) 		23 February
1972 		4 September
1972 		SDP Bank of Finland Paasio
SDP
(1972)
(12)   Ahti Karjalainen
(1923–1990) 		4 September
1972 		13 June
1975 		KESK Foreign Affairs Sorsa
SDP
(1972–1975)
16   Olavi J. Mattila
(1918–2013) 		13 June
1975 		30 November
1975 		Independent Foreign Affairs Liinamaa
Independent
(1975)
17   Kalevi Sorsa
(1930–2004) 		30 November
1975 		29 September
1976 		SDP Foreign Affairs Miettunen
KESK
(1975–1977)
(12)   Ahti Karjalainen
(1923–1990) 		29 September
1976 		15 May
1977 		KESK Prime Minister's Office
(1)   Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000) 		15 May
1977 		26 May
1979 		KESK Agriculture Sorsa
SDP
(1977–1979)
18   Eino Uusitalo
(1924–2015) 		26 May
1979 		19 February
1982 		KESK Interior Koivisto
SDP
(1979–1982)
19   Ahti Pekkala
(1924–2014) 		19 February
1982 		6 May
1983 		KESK Finance Sorsa
SDP
(1982–1987)
20   Paavo Väyrynen
(born 1946) 		6 May
1983 		30 April
1987 		KESK Foreign Affairs
(17)   Kalevi Sorsa
(1930��2004) 		30 April
1987 		31 January
1989 		SDP Foreign Affairs Holkeri
KOK
(1987–1991)
21   Pertti Paasio
(1939–2020) 		1 February
1989 		26 April
1991 		SDP Foreign Affairs
22   Ilkka Kanerva
(1948–2022) 		26 April
1991 		23 August
1991 		KOK Labour Aho
KESK
(1991–1995)
23   Pertti Salolainen
(born 1940) 		23 August
1991 		13 April
1995 		KOK Foreign Trade
24   Sauli Niinistö
(born 1948) 		13 April
1995 		30 August
2001 		KOK Justice
(1995–1996) 		Lipponen
SDP
(1995–2003)
Finance
(1996–2001)
25   Ville Itälä
(born 1959) 		30 August
2001 		17 April
2003 		KOK Interior
26   Antti Kalliomäki
(born 1947) 		17 April
2003 		22 September
2005 		SDP Finance Jäätteenmäki
KESK
(2003)
Vanhanen
KESK
(2003–2010)
27   Eero Heinäluoma
(born 1955) 		23 September
2005 		19 April
2007 		SDP Finance
28   Jyrki Katainen
(born 1971) 		19 April
2007 		22 June
2011 		KOK Finance
Kiviniemi
KESK
(2010–2011)
29   Jutta Urpilainen
(born 1975) 		22 June
2011 		6 June
2014 		SDP Finance Katainen
KOK
(2011–2014)
30   Antti Rinne
(born 1962) 		6 June
2014 		29 May
2015 		SDP Finance
Stubb
KOK
(2014–2015)
31   Timo Soini
(born 1962) 		29 May
2015 		28 June
2017 		Finns Foreign Affairs Sipilä
KESK
(2015–2019)
32   Petteri Orpo
(born 1969) 		28 June
2017 		6 June
2019 		KOK Finance
33   Mika Lintilä
(born 1966) 		6 June
2019 		12 September
2019 		KESK Finance Rinne
SDP
(2019)
34   Katri Kulmuni
(born 1987) 		12 September
2019 		9 June
2020 		KESK Economic Affairs
(2019)
Finance
(2019–2020) 		Marin
SDP
(2019–2023)
35   Matti Vanhanen
(born 1955) 		9 June
2020 		10 September
2020 		KESK Finance
36   Annika Saarikko
(born 1983) 		10 September
2020 		20 June
2023 		KESK Science and Culture
(2020–2021)
Finance
(2021–2023)
37   Riikka Purra
(born 1977) 		20 June
2023 		Incumbent Finns Finance
 Orpo
KOK
(since 2023)

References

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  1. ^ "Minister of Finance". Valtioneuvosto. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
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