Liberalism and centrism in Finland

This article gives an overview of liberalism and centrism in Finland. It is limited to liberal and centrist parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it is not necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

1 Introduction
2 The timeline
3 Liberal and centrist leaders
4 Liberal thinkers
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Introduction

Liberalism was a major force in Finland since 1894. After independence the current gradually decreased. A major other force, agrarianism, choose in 1965 to develop itself into a more centrist current. The liberal character of the Finnish Center (Suomen Keskusta), member of LI and ELDR, is however disputed. The Swedish minority party Swedish People's Party (Svenska Folkpartiet i Finland, member LI, ELDR) has a more clear liberal profile. The original liberal current is now organized in the Liberals (Liberaalit), a very small extra-parliamentary party. At the autonomous island of Åland the Liberals for Åland (Liberalerna på Åland, observer LI) are a dominant force.

[edit] The timeline

[edit] Liberal Club / Liberal Party

1877: Liberals formed the Liberal Club (Liberaalinen Klubi), renamed in 1880 Liberal Party (Liberaalinen Puolue)
1882: The Liberal Party disappeared

[edit] From Young Finnish Party to Liberals

1894: Liberal fennomans formed the Young Finns Party (Nuorsuomalainen Puolue)
1918: The NSP is reorganised into the National Progressive Party (Kansallinen Edistyspuolue)
1951: The KEP fell apart into the Finnish People's Party (Suomen Kansanpuolue) and the ⇒ Free-minded League
1965: The SK and the ⇒ Free-minded League reunited into the Liberal People's Party (Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue)
1982: The LKP associated itself with the ⇒ Center Party
1987: The LKP disassociated itself from the ⇒ Center Party
2000: The LKP renamed itself as Liberals (Liberaalit)

[edit] Swedish People's Party

1906 Liberal svekomans formed the present-day Swedish People's Party in Finland (Svenska Folkpartiet i Finland)

[edit] People's Party

1917: Progressive liberals formed the People's Party (Finland) (Kansanpuolue)
1918: The People's Party merged into the ⇒ National Progressive Party

[edit] Free-minded League

1951: The ⇒ National Progressive Party fell apart and the Free-minded League (Vapaamielisten Liitto) is formed
1965: The League merged with the ⇒ Finnish People's Party into the ⇒ Liberal People's Party

[edit] Centre Party / Finnish Centre

Centrists

1965: The agrarian Agrarian League (Maalaisliitto) reorganised itself into the Centre Party (Keskustapuolue) and accepted a more or less liberal position
1987: The Centre Party is renamed Finnish Centre (Suomen Keskusta)

[edit] Liberal and centrist leaders

Kansallinen Edistyspuolue: Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
Keskustapuolue: Esko Aho

[edit] Liberal thinkers

In the Contributions to liberal theory the following Finnish thinker is included:

Anders Chydenius (Finland, 1729-1803)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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