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 Åland sharesSovereigntyWith Parliament of Finland
Constitutional Law Committee of Parliament partOf Parliament of Finland
Constitutional Law Committee of Parliament reportsTo Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: Plenary of the Parliament of Finland
National Progressive Party parliamentaryRepresentation Parliament of Finland
subject surface form: National Progressive Party (Finland)
this entity surface form: Eduskunta (Parliament of Finland)
Presidential administration of Finland worksWith Parliament of Finland
SFP parliamentaryRepresentation Parliament of Finland
RKP parliamentaryRepresentation Parliament of Finland
Agrarian League representedIn Parliament of Finland
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland presidesOver Parliament of Finland
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland electedBy Parliament of Finland
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland jurisdiction Parliament of Finland
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland officeHoldersMustBe Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: Members of Parliament of Finland
Matti Kekkonen memberOf Parliament of Finland
Finnish Party participatedIn Parliament of Finland
Erkki Tuomioja parliament Parliament of Finland
President Juho Kusti Paasikivi memberOf Parliament of Finland
subject surface form: Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland reportsTo Parliament of Finland
Töölö hasCulturalInstitution Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: Finnish Parliament
Sámi Parliament of Finland advises Parliament of Finland
YLE foundedBy Parliament of Finland
Speaker of the Parliament presidesOver Parliament of Finland
subject surface form: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
Speaker of the Parliament electedBy Parliament of Finland
subject surface form: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
Speaker of the Parliament belongsToOrganization Parliament of Finland
subject surface form: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland appointedBy Parliament of Finland
Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland reportsTo Parliament of Finland
state budget of Finland approvedBy Parliament of Finland
Riikka Purra officeContested Parliament of Finland
Finnish law legislativeBody Parliament of Finland
Chancellor of Justice of Finland reportsTo Parliament of Finland
Parliament House, Helsinki ownedBy Parliament of Finland
Parliament House, Helsinki governingBody Parliament of Finland
Yle foundedBy Parliament of Finland
Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) foundedBy Parliament of Finland
subject surface form: Social Insurance Institution of Finland
Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) supervisingAuthority Parliament of Finland
subject surface form: Social Insurance Institution of Finland
Wille Rydman officeContested Parliament of Finland
Wille Rydman memberOf Parliament of Finland
Wille Rydman employer Parliament of Finland
Minister of Employment of Finland reportsTo Parliament of Finland
Saamelaiskäräjät foundedBy Parliament of Finland
Etu-Töölö hasCulturalInstitution Parliament of Finland
this entity surface form: Finnish Parliament