Liberalism & centrism in Finland


This article enables an overview of liberalism as well as centrism in Finland. it is limited to liberal as well as centrist parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a description in parliament. the sign ⇒ means a mention to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it is not essential so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

Liberalism was a major force in Finland since 1894. After independence the current gradually decreased. A major other force, agrarianism,in 1965 to build itself into a more centrist current. The liberal extension of the Swedish People's Party Svenska Folkpartiet i Finland is also a member of LI, ELDR. The original liberal current is now organized in the Liberals Liberaalit, a very small extra-parliamentary party. At the autonomous island of Åland the Liberals for Åland Liberalerna på Åland are a dominant force.

The timeline


Centrists