President of Finland
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The President of Finland is the country’s head of state, responsible for foreign policy, national security leadership, and serving as the supreme civilian authority over the armed forces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | head of state office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| appoints |
Finnish government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Finland (Council of State)
certain senior civil servants and military officers ⓘ |
| chairs | Government’s Foreign and Security Policy Committee (TP-UTVA) ⓘ |
| commanderInChiefOf | Finnish Defence Forces ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument | Constitution of Finland ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| currentHolder | Alexander Stubb ⓘ |
| currentHolderStartDate | 1 March 2024 ⓘ |
| electedBy | Finnish citizens ⓘ |
| electionSystem | two-round system ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement | must be a native-born Finnish citizen ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg ⓘ |
| firstHolderStartDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyRole | leads foreign policy in cooperation with the Government ⓘ |
| governmentForm | semi-presidential republic ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Finland
|
| hasWebsite | https://www.presidentti.fi ⓘ |
| insignia | Standard of the President of Finland ⓘ |
| languageOfOffice |
Finnish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | Nordic civil law system ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Suomen tasavallan presidentti ⓘ |
| nominates | Prime Minister of Finland (formally, based on parliamentary negotiations) ⓘ |
| oath | presidential oath prescribed by the Constitution of Finland ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 1919 ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Helsinki ⓘ |
| officeType | national public office ⓘ |
| participatesIn | European Council meetings when appropriate ⓘ |
| power |
can dissolve Parliament on proposal of the Prime Minister
ⓘ
can grant pardons ⓘ can issue decrees within the scope of enabling legislation ⓘ can propose legislation to Parliament ⓘ can ratify or refuse to ratify laws passed by Parliament ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sauli Niinistö ⓘ |
| residence |
Helsinki
ⓘ
surface form:
Mäntyniemi, Helsinki
Presidential Palace, Helsinki ⓘ |
| responsibility |
foreign policy of Finland
ⓘ
national security leadership in Finland ⓘ supreme civilian authority over the Finnish Defence Forces ⓘ |
| role | head of state of Finland ⓘ |
| seat |
Helsinki
ⓘ
surface form:
Helsinki, Finland
|
| styleOfAddress |
Herra tasavallan presidentti
ⓘ
Rouva tasavallan presidentti ⓘ |
| symbol | Coat of arms of Finland (used in presidential context) ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| termLimit | maximum two consecutive terms ⓘ |
Referenced by (98)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces
this entity surface form:
President of the Republic of Finland
this entity surface form:
Finnish presidency
Government’s Foreign and Security Policy Committee (TP-UTVA)
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coordinatesWith
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President of Finland
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Government’s Foreign and Security Policy Committee
this entity surface form:
President of the Republic of Finland
this entity surface form:
President of Finland as Grand Master of the order
subject surface form:
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
subject surface form:
Council of State (Finland)
subject surface form:
Council of State (Finland)
this entity surface form:
President of Finland (on proposal of Prime Minister)
subject surface form:
Council of State (Finland)
this entity surface form:
President of Finland as commander-in-chief
this entity surface form:
President of the Republic of Finland