Speaker of the Parliament of Finland

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The Speaker of the Parliament of Finland is the highest-ranking presiding officer of Finland’s unicameral legislature, responsible for leading parliamentary sessions and representing the Parliament domestically and abroad.

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Speaker of the Parliament of Finland canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
political position
associatedWithBranch legislative branch of Finland
country Finland
electedBy Parliament of Finland
electionMethod elected by Members of Parliament
governmentSystemContext Finland
surface form: parliamentary republic of Finland
hasAuthorityOver interpretation of parliamentary rules in sessions
opening and closing of plenary sittings
hasSubordinateOffice First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
Second Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
isPartOf leadership of the Parliament of Finland
jurisdiction Parliament of Finland
legalBasis Constitution of Finland
Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Finland
legislativeBodyType unicameral legislature
mayInfluence parliamentary agenda
nativeName Eduskunnan puhemies
Speaker of the Riksdag
surface form: Riksdagens talman
nativeNameLanguage fi
sv
officeHoldersMustBe Parliament of Finland
surface form: Members of Parliament of Finland
officeLocation Helsinki
participatesIn Conference of Speakers of EU Parliaments
Inter-Parliamentary Union activities
presidesOver Parliament of Finland
rank highest-ranking officer of the Parliament of Finland
represents Parliament of Finland in international parliamentary cooperation
Parliament of Finland in state ceremonies
residenceOrSeat Parliament House, Helsinki
responsibility announcing voting results
chairing plenary debates
deciding who has the floor in debates
ensuring parliamentary rules of procedure are followed
leading parliamentary sessions
maintaining order in plenary sessions
overseeing the work of the Parliament’s plenary
participating in the leadership of parliamentary administration
putting matters to a vote
representing the Parliament of Finland domestically
representing the Parliament of Finland internationally
roleInGovernment presiding officer of the Parliament of Finland
styleOfAddress Speaker
symbol Finnish coat of arms
surface form: Coat of arms of Finland
termStartCondition elected at the beginning of each parliamentary term
elected at the opening of each annual session

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lauri Kristian Relander parliamentaryRole Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
Kyösti Kallio positionHeld Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
Sauli Niinistö positionHeld Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
Kullervo Manner positionHeld Speaker of the Parliament of Finland