Sauli Niinistö

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Sauli Niinistö is a Finnish politician and lawyer who served as the 12th President of Finland, known for his conservative leadership and prominent role in guiding Finland’s foreign and security policy.

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Niinistö 1
Sauli Väinämö Niinistö 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
lawyer
politician
academicDegree Master of Laws
awardReceived Order of the Lion of Finland
Order of the White Rose of Finland
countryOfCitizenship Finland
dateOfBirth 1948-08-24
educatedAt University of Turku
familyName Sauli Niinistö self-linksurface differs
surface form: Niinistö
fieldOfWork law
politics
givenName Sauli
hasChild Marja-Leena Niinistö
surface form: Aaro Niinistö

two sons from first marriage
headOfStateOf Finland
ideology conservatism
knownFor advocacy for Finland’s NATO membership
conservative leadership style
crisis management during Ukraine conflict
role in Finland’s foreign and security policy
languageSpoken English
Finnish
Swedish
memberOf National Coalition Party
middleName Ahti
surface form: Väinämö
name Sauli Niinistö self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sauli Väinämö Niinistö
nationality Finnish
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEnd President of Finland 2024-03-01
officeStart President of Finland 2012-03-01
ordinalInOffice 12th President of Finland
placeOfBirth Salo, Finland
politicalParty National Coalition Party
positionHeld Chairperson of the National Coalition Party
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
Member of the Parliament of Finland
Minister of Finance of Finland
President of Finland
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
precededBy Tarja Halonen
religion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
residence Mäntyniemi, Helsinki
sexOrGender male
spouse Jenni Haukio
Marja-Leena Niinistö
succeededBy Alexander Stubb
termInOffice President of Finland 2012–2018
President of Finland 2018–2024

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Sauli Niinistö familyName Sauli Niinistö self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Niinistö
Sauli Niinistö name Sauli Niinistö self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sauli Väinämö Niinistö
President of Finland precededBy Sauli Niinistö