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Social Democratic Party of Finland
registered political party in Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, Finnish: Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue [ˈsuo̯men ˈsosiɑ(ː)liˌdemokrɑːtːinen ˈpuo̯lue]; Swedish: Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats (Finnish: Sosiaalidemokraatit; Swedish: Socialdemokrater) and also known in Finnish as Demarit (Swedish: Socialdemokraterna),[6] is a social-democratic political party in Finland.[7] It is currently the largest party in the Parliament of Finland with 40 seats.
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Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue[nb 1] Finlands socialdemokratiska parti | |
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Abbreviation | SDP |
Leader | Antti Lindtman |
Founded | 20 July 1899; 125 years ago (1899-07-20) |
Headquarters | Saariniemenkatu 6, Helsinki |
Newspaper | Demokraatti |
Student wing | Social Democratic Students |
Youth wing | Demarinuoret |
Women's wing | Social Democratic Women in Finland [fi][1] |
Membership (2019) | 39,450[2] |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
International affiliation | Progressive Alliance[3] Socialist International[4] |
European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats[5] |
Nordic affiliation | SAMAK The Social Democratic Group |
Colours | Red |
Parliament | 40 / 200 |
European Parliament | 2 / 14 |
Municipality councils | 1,449 / 8,999 |
County seats | 275 / 1,379 |
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