The Minister of Finance of Finland

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...

 (in Finnish

Finnish language

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 Valtiovarainministeri, in Swedish

Swedish language

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 Finansminister) handles the Finance

Finance

"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...

 of Finland and all other matters covered by the Ministry of Finance. The current Minister of Finance is Jutta Urpilainen

Jutta Urpilainen

Jutta Pauliina Urpilainen is the current Minister of Finance of Finland and the Chairperson of the Social Democratic Party of Finland . She was elected in June 2008 as the first female chairperson of the SDP....

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The Ministry of Finance of Finland has two Ministers in the Council of State: Minister of Finance Jutta Urpilainen

Jutta Urpilainen

Jutta Pauliina Urpilainen is the current Minister of Finance of Finland and the Chairperson of the Social Democratic Party of Finland . She was elected in June 2008 as the first female chairperson of the SDP....

 and Minister of Public Administration and Local Government Henna Virkkunen. According to the official description:

Minister of Public Administration and Local Government Kiviniemi handles matters covered by the Public Management Department, the Personnel Department, the Government Information Management Unit and the Financial Markets Department, but not matters related to international financial institutions, with the exception of the European Investment Bank and the Nordic Investment Bank, and not matters related to government borrowing and debt management. Minister Kiviniemi also handles matters related to customs, the Budget Council of the EU and Government financial controller’s function.

All other matters in the Ministry of Finance are of the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.

List of Ministers of Finance

From	To	Minister of Finance
1917	1918	Juhani Arajärvi Juhani Arajärvi Juhani Arajärvi was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland....
1918	1919	Kaarlo Castrén Kaarlo Castrén Kaarlo Castrén was a Finnish politician and Prime Minister of Finland . He represented the National Progressive Party.Castrén was born in Turtola and graduated in 1887 as a Bachelor of Law...
1919	1919	August Ramsay
1919	1920	Johannes Lundson Johannes Lundson Johannes Lundson was a Finnish politician from Young Finnish Party.Lundson was speaker of the parliament in 1917 and was chairing the session on 6 December 1917 when the declaration of independence was approved .- References :...
1920	1921	Jonathan Wartiovaara
1921	1922	Risto Ryti Risto Ryti Risto Heikki Ryti was the fifth President of Finland, from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background figure during the interwar period. He made a wide range of international contacts in the world of banking and within the...
1922	1922	Ernst Gråsten
1922	1924	Risto Ryti Risto Ryti Risto Heikki Ryti was the fifth President of Finland, from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background figure during the interwar period. He made a wide range of international contacts in the world of banking and within the...
1924	1924	Hugo Relander
1924	1925	Yrjö Pulkkinen Yrjö Pulkkinen Yrjö Rafael Pulkkinen was a Finnish lawyer and politician. He was a member of the National Coalition Party...
1925	1925	Hugo Relander
1925	1926	Kyösti Järvinen
1926	1927	Hannes Ryömä
1927	1928	Juho Niukkanen Juho Niukkanen Juho Niukkanen was a Finnish politician prior to, during, and after the Winter War. He was a member of parliament 1917–1932 and 1936–1954, and represented the Agrarian Party . He served as a minister in many cabinets...
1928	1929	Hugo Relander
1929	1930	Tyko Reinikka
1930	1931	Juho Vennola Juho Vennola Juho Heikki Vennola was Professor of National Economics at the University of Helsinki, a member of the Parliament of Finland, and a politician from the National Progressive Party, who served as Prime Minister of Finland for three times.Vennola's first government was from August 15, 1919 to March...
1931	1932	Kyösti Järvinen
1932	1936	Hugo Relander
1936	1937	Juho Niukkanen Juho Niukkanen Juho Niukkanen was a Finnish politician prior to, during, and after the Winter War. He was a member of parliament 1917–1932 and 1936–1954, and represented the Agrarian Party . He served as a minister in many cabinets...
1937	1939	Väinö Tanner Väinö Tanner Väinö Tanner was a pioneer and leader in the cooperative movement in Finland, and Prime Minister of Finland from 1926 to 1927....
1939	1942	Mauno Pekkala Mauno Pekkala Mauno Pekkala was a Finnish left-wing politician and Prime Minister from 1946 to 1948 . Pekkala was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland until he left the party during the Continuation war. After the war, Pekkala joined the Finnish People's Democratic League , an alliance of...
1942	1944	Väinö Tanner Väinö Tanner Väinö Tanner was a pioneer and leader in the cooperative movement in Finland, and Prime Minister of Finland from 1926 to 1927....
1944	1944	Onni Hiltunen Onni Hiltunen Onni Alfred Hiltunen was a Finnish politician, minister in several cabinets and chairman of the Social Democratic Party ....
1944	1945	Johan Helo
1945	1945	Sakari Tuomioja Sakari Tuomioja Sakari Severi Tuomioja was a Finnish politician , diplomat, Prime Minister of Finland during the caretaker government which was formed in 1953...
1945	1948	Ralf Törngren Ralf Törngren Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren, , was a Finnish politician. He was the party leader of the Swedish People's Party , a member of the Finnish parliament and the Prime Minister of Finland 5 May-20 October 1954...
1948	1950	Onni Hiltunen Onni Hiltunen Onni Alfred Hiltunen was a Finnish politician, minister in several cabinets and chairman of the Social Democratic Party ....
1950	1951	Vieno Johannes Sukselainen
1951	1951	Onni Hiltunen Onni Hiltunen Onni Alfred Hiltunen was a Finnish politician, minister in several cabinets and chairman of the Social Democratic Party ....
1951	1953	Viljo Rantala
1953	1953	Juho Niukkanen Juho Niukkanen Juho Niukkanen was a Finnish politician prior to, during, and after the Winter War. He was a member of parliament 1917–1932 and 1936–1954, and represented the Agrarian Party . He served as a minister in many cabinets...
1953	1954	Tuure Junnila
1954	1954	Vieno Johannes Sukselainen
1954	1956	Penna Tervo
1956	1957	Aarre Simonen
1957	1957	Nils Meinander
1957	1957	Martti Miettunen Martti Miettunen Martti Johannes Miettunen , was a politician in Finland. He was prime minister in 1961–1962 and 1975–1977.Miettunen was born in Simo...
1957	1958	Lauri Hietanen
1958	1958	Ilmo Nurmela
1958	1959	Päiviö Hetemäki Päiviö Hetemäki Päiviö Hetemäki was a politician of the National Coalition Party in Finland. He served four times as a minister in the Finnish Council of State. Hetemäki was also the chairman of the Confederation of Finnish Industries....
1959	1962	Wiljam Sarjala
1962	1963	Osmo Karttunen
1963	1963	Mauno Jussila
1963	1964	Esko Rekola
1964	1966	Esa Kaitila
1966	1968	Mauno Koivisto Mauno Koivisto Mauno Henrik Koivisto is a Finnish politician who served as the ninth President of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as Prime Minister 1968–1970 and 1979–1982...
1968	1970	Eino Raunio
1970	1971	Carl Olof Tallgren
1971	1972	Päiviö Hetemäki Päiviö Hetemäki Päiviö Hetemäki was a politician of the National Coalition Party in Finland. He served four times as a minister in the Finnish Council of State. Hetemäki was also the chairman of the Confederation of Finnish Industries....
1972	1972	Mauno Koivisto Mauno Koivisto Mauno Henrik Koivisto is a Finnish politician who served as the ninth President of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as Prime Minister 1968–1970 and 1979–1982...
1972	1975	Johannes Virolainen Johannes Virolainen Johannes Virolainen was a Finnish politician.Virolainen was born near Viipuri. After the Continuation War Virolainen moved to Lohja, but he remained one of the leaders of the evacuated Karelians, and never gave up the hope that Soviet Union and later Russia would return Finnish Karelia to Finland...
1975	1975	Heikki Tuominen
1975	1976	Paul Paavela
1976	1977	Esko Rekola
1977	1979	Paul Paavela
1979	1986	Ahti Pekkala Ahti Pekkala Ahti Pekkala is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party.Pekkala worked as a manager in a bank in Haapavesi 1952–1985. He was elected to the parliament in 1970 and was a deputy chairman of Centre Party from 1971 to 1986, when he left the parliament. He served as a deputy speaker of the...
1986	1987	Esko Ollila
1987	1990	Erkki Liikanen Erkki Liikanen Erkki Liikanen is a Finnish social democratic politician and the Governor of the Bank of Finland.-Career:...
1990	1991	Matti Louekoski Matti Louekoski Matti Kalevi Louekoski is a Finnish politician and a lawyer as profession. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and a former long-term member of the governing board of the Bank of Finland....
1991	1996	Iiro Viinanen Iiro Viinanen Iiro Viinanen is a Finnish politician. He was a Member of the Finnish Parliament from 1983 to 1996. His political party was National Coalition Party. He served as the Minister of Finance from 1991 to 1996....
1996	2003	Sauli Niinistö Sauli Niinistö Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is a Finnish politician from National Coalition Party. He is also President of the Football Association of Finland. A lawyer by training, he was Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2003 and the National Coalition Party candidate in the 2006 presidential election...
2003	2005	Antti Kalliomäki Antti Kalliomäki Antti Kalliomäki has been a Finnish politician and former athlete. Mr. Kalliomäki is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and has been a member of the Parliament of Finland since 1983. He has announced his retirement in 2011.-Politics:He served as Minister of Trade and Industry in...
2005	2007	Eero Heinäluoma Eero Heinäluoma Eero Olavi Heinäluoma is the current Speaker of the Parliament of Finland. A former chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Party, he was replaced in the party's leadership by Jutta Urpilainen in June 2008....
2007	2011	Jyrki Katainen Jyrki Katainen Jyrki Tapani Katainen is the Prime Minister of Finland and chairman of the country's largest party, the National Coalition Party.-Career:...
2011	present	Jutta Urpilainen Jutta Urpilainen Jutta Pauliina Urpilainen is the current Minister of Finance of Finland and the Chairperson of the Social Democratic Party of Finland . She was elected in June 2008 as the first female chairperson of the SDP....