National Progressive Party (Finland)

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The National Progressive Party was a liberal and centrist political party in Finland active in the early to mid-20th century, known for promoting democracy, civil liberties, and social reforms.

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instanceOf centrist party
liberal party
political party
activeInPeriod early 20th century
mid-20th century
advocated educational reforms
freedom of association
freedom of speech
individual rights
moderate economic reforms
social welfare reforms
alignedWith European liberal tradition
country Finland
dissolved 1951
electoralBase educated professionals
urban middle class
emphasized compromise and moderation in politics
founded 1918
hadSuccessor Liberal League (Finland)
headquartersLocation Helsinki
historicalContext post-independence Finland
ideology liberalism
social liberalism
language Finnish
Swedish
notableMember Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
Oskari Mantere
Risto Ryti
Väinö Tanner
operatedIn Finland
surface form: Republic of Finland
opposed authoritarianism
extremism
participatedIn Finnish parliamentary elections
World War II era Finnish politics
interwar Finnish politics
politicalPosition centre
positionOnMonarchy supported republican form of government
promoted civil liberties
democracy
social reforms
roleInPolitics governing party in several Finnish cabinets
shortName Edistyspuolue
Edistyspuolue
surface form: Kansallinen Edistyspuolue
supported constitutionalism
development of Finnish welfare state
market economy with social responsibility
parliamentary democracy
rule of law
women's political participation

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Risto Ryti politicalParty National Progressive Party (Finland)
Risto Ryti parliamentaryGroup National Progressive Party (Finland)
Ryti memberOf National Progressive Party (Finland)
subject surface form: Risto Ryti
Finnish Party emergedAsRivalOf National Progressive Party (Finland)
this entity surface form: Liberal Party in Finland