Left Youth (Finland)
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The Left Youth is a political youth organization in Finland
. It is considered the youth wing of the Left Alliance
, but it is not officially affiliated with the party - members of the Left Youth are not automatically members of the Left Alliance.
The organization was founded in 1944. Until 1998, it was known as the Finnish Democratic Youth League (SDNL, Suomen demokraattinen nuorisoliitto) and until 1990 it served as the youth organization of the now-defunct Finnish People's Democratic League
(SKDL). SDNL was a founding member of World Federation of Democratic Youth
, but now its main international frame is European Network of Democratic Young Left
.
In 2005, Jussi Saramo was chosen as the organisation's chair after Paavo Arhinmäki
left the post. Arhinmäki had been the Left Youth's chair since 2001.
In 2009, Dan Koivulaakso was chosen as the organisation's chair. In 2011 he was followed by Li Andersson.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is considered the youth wing of the Left Alliance
Left Alliance (Finland)
The Left Alliance is a left-wing political party in Finland. It was founded on the basis of the Finnish People's Democratic League and the Communist Party of Finland in 1990....
, but it is not officially affiliated with the party - members of the Left Youth are not automatically members of the Left Alliance.
The organization was founded in 1944. Until 1998, it was known as the Finnish Democratic Youth League (SDNL, Suomen demokraattinen nuorisoliitto) and until 1990 it served as the youth organization of the now-defunct Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic Party...
(SKDL). SDNL was a founding member of World Federation of Democratic Youth
World Federation of Democratic Youth
The World Federation of Democratic Youth is a progressive youth organization, recognized by the United Nations as an international youth non-governmental organization. WFDY describes itself as an "anti-imperialist, left-wing" organisation...
, but now its main international frame is European Network of Democratic Young Left
European Network of Democratic Young Left
The European Network of Democratic Young Left is an independent network of left-wing democratic socialist political youth organizations in Europe....
.
In 2005, Jussi Saramo was chosen as the organisation's chair after Paavo Arhinmäki
Paavo Arhinmäki
Paavo Erkki Arhinmäki is a Finnish politician, the incumbent Minister for Culture and Sport and a member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the Left Alliance, whose leader he has been since June 2009. He was first elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2007 election and reelected in 2011...
left the post. Arhinmäki had been the Left Youth's chair since 2001.
In 2009, Dan Koivulaakso was chosen as the organisation's chair. In 2011 he was followed by Li Andersson.