Parliament of Finland

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The Parliament of Finland is the country’s unicameral national legislature, holding supreme legislative authority and overseeing the actions of the Finnish government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
abbreviation Parliament of Finland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eduskunta

Parliament of Finland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Riksdag
appoints Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland
approves state taxation
budgetaryPower controls state finances
buildingArchitecturalStyle Nordic classicism
canAmend Constitution of Finland
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Finland
constitutionalRole holds supreme legislative authority in Finland
country Finland
electoralDistricts multi-member constituencies
electoralSystem proportional representation
elects members of certain high state offices
function approves the state budget
can dismiss the Government through a vote of no confidence
elects the Prime Minister of Finland
enacts legislation
oversees the Government of Finland
ratifies international treaties
hasAuthorityOver Finnish government
surface form: Government of Finland
hasCommitteeSystem true
hasStandingCommittees true
headOfInstitutionTitle Speaker of the Parliament
inception 1906
isUnicameral true
jurisdiction Finland
legislativeChamber Parliament of Finland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eduskunta
location Helsinki
meetingPlace Parliament House, Helsinki
monitors implementation of laws
nativeLanguage Finnish
Swedish
numberOfHouses 1
officialName Parliament of Finland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Finlands riksdag

Parliament of Finland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Suomen eduskunta
oversees Finnish government
surface form: Council of State of Finland
parliamentBuildingArchitect J. S. Sirén
parliamentBuildingCompletion 1931
precededBy Diet of Finland
seats 200
sessionType plenary sessions
supervises legality of government actions
termLength 4 years
votingSystem open list proportional representation
website https://www.eduskunta.fi

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Parliament of Finland abbreviation Parliament of Finland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eduskunta
Parliament of Finland abbreviation Parliament of Finland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Riksdag
Sámediggi (Finland) advises Parliament of Finland
Ahti Karjalainen associatedWith Parliament of Finland
Council of State collaboratesWith Parliament of Finland
subject surface form: Council of State (Finland)
Constitution of Finland establishes Parliament of Finland
Yleisradio foundedBy Parliament of Finland
Parliament of Finland legislativeChamber Parliament of Finland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eduskunta
Lauri Kristian Relander legislativeTerm Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: Finnish Parliament 1910–1911
Lauri Kristian Relander legislativeTerm Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: Finnish Parliament 1917–1919
Lauri Kristian Relander legislativeTerm Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: Finnish Parliament 1919–1922
Lauri Kristian Relander legislativeTerm Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: Finnish Parliament 1922–1924
Finland legislature Parliament of Finland
Lauri Kristian Relander memberOf Parliament of Finland
Risto Ryti memberOf Parliament of Finland
Parliament of Finland officialName Parliament of Finland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Suomen eduskunta
Parliament of Finland officialName Parliament of Finland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Finlands riksdag
Kyösti Kallio parliamentaryBody Parliament of Finland
Lasse Virén parliamentaryTerm Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: 1999–2003 Parliament of Finland
Yleisradio regulatingAuthority Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: Finnish Parliament
Minister of Justice of Finland reportsTo Parliament of Finland
Minister of the Environment of Finland reportsTo Parliament of Finland
The Finns Party representedIn Parliament of Finland
Council of State responsibleTo Parliament of Finland
subject surface form: Council of State (Finland)
Finnish government responsibleTo Parliament of Finland
Minister of Education of Finland subordinateTo Parliament of Finland
House of the Estates, Helsinki usedBy Parliament of Finland
subject surface form: Folktinget
this entity surface form: Finnish Parliament
Minister of Justice of Finland worksWith Parliament of Finland
Minister of the Environment of Finland worksWith Parliament of Finland
Minister of the Interior of Finland worksWith Parliament of Finland