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Finnish Government
Executive branch and cabinet of the government of Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the executive branch of Finland. For the entire governing system, see Politics of Finland.
The Finnish Government (Finnish: Suomen valtioneuvosto; Swedish: Finlands statsråd; lit. 'Finland's council of state')[2][3] is the executive branch and cabinet of Finland, which directs the politics of Finland and is the main source of legislation proposed to the Parliament. The Government has collective ministerial responsibility and represents Finland in the Council of the European Union. In the incumbent Orpo Cabinet, the Government comprises 19 ministers leading 12 ministries.
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Finnish: Suomen valtioneuvosto Swedish: Finlands statsråd | |
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Established | 27 November 1917; 106 years ago (1917-11-27) |
State | Republic of Finland |
Leader | Prime Minister of Finland |
Appointed by | President of Finland |
Main organ | Prime Minister's Office |
Ministries | 12 (list) |
Responsible to | Parliament of Finland |
Annual budget | €55.8 billion[1] (2018) |
Headquarters | Government Palace Snellmaninkatu 1 A, Helsinki, Finland |
Website | government.fi |
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Majority coalition governments have become the foundation of the Finnish Government; apart from a few historical exceptions, a Government is usually assembled by the representatives of two major parties and a number of smaller parties.[4]