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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia.
See also: European Union

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 15,147 entities connected with Finland. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Finland. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Finland

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Finland.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 14,375 entities identified as PEPs connected with Finland.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
President1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Finnish Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade111
Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering1--
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland1--
Minister of Agriculture & Forestry12-
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Economic Affairs13-
Minister of Education121
Minister of Employment1--
Minister of Finance1-1
Minister of Justice1--
Minister of Local & Regional Government1--
Minister of Science & Culture14-
Minister of Social Affairs & Health121
Minister of Social Security1--
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change13-
Minister of the Interior12-
Minister of Transport & Communications1--
Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Eduskunta-36164
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
president for a Court of Appeal--1
President of the Supreme Court of Finland-31
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Defence-31
Chief of Defence Command-41
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Palestine en Finlande--1
ambassador of Denmark to Finland-1-
ambassador of Finland--1
ambassador of Finland to Bulgaria-11
ambassador of Finland to Canada-31
ambassador of Finland to Denmark--2
ambassador of Finland to Egypt-4-
ambassador of Finland to Estonia-41
ambassador of Finland to Germany-11
ambassador of Finland to India-41
ambassador of Finland to Japan--1
ambassador of Finland to Norway--1
ambassador of Finland to Poland-42
ambassador of Finland to Portugal-11
ambassador of Finland to Russia-21
ambassador of Finland to South Korea--1
ambassador of Finland to Sweden-51
ambassador of Finland to Thailand-11
ambassador of Finland to Turkey-31
ambassador of France to Finland-61
ambassador of Germany to Finland-61
ambassador of Hungary to Finland-41
ambassador of Iceland to Finland-1-
ambassador of Iran to Finland-12
ambassador of Israel to Finland-11
Ambassador of Mozambique to Finland-31
ambassador of Norway to Finland-51
ambassador of Poland to Finland-5-
ambassador of Spain to Finland-51
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Finland-51
ambassador of Ukraine to Finland-1-
Ambassador to the US1--
Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations-11
United States Ambassador to Finland-2-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
municipal councillor in Finland-3763
member of the Parliament of Finland1205359
municipal manager-59
Minister of Finance-41
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland-31
Finnish Minister of Employment-21
Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications-21
Leader of the Centre Party-12
Minister of Defence of Finland-21
Prime Minister of Finland-21
Chairperson of the National Coalition Party--2
Deputy Minister of Finance--2
Governor of the Bank of Finland1-1
lantråd-2-
Mayor of Oulu-2-
member of the Sami Parliament of Finland-2-
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland-11
Minister of Education and Culture--2
Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering-11
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services-2-
Minister of Justice of Finland-11
President of Finland-11
city manager of Turku-1-
Finnish Minister for European Affairs-1-
Finnish Minister for Nordic Cooperation-1-
Minister for Industry and Trade--1
Minister for Infrastructure--1
Minister for Social Affairs and Health--1
Minister of Communications--1
Minister of Development-1-
Minister of Local Government-1-
Minister of Local Government and Public Reforms-1-
Minister of Transport--1
President of the Republic of Finland1--
Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland1--
Vice lantråd--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...