Finnish Government
| Finnish Government | |
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| Finnish: Suomen valtioneuvosto Swedish: Finlands statsråd | |
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| Established | 27 November 1917 |
| 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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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.
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]
- ^ "Valtion talousarvioesitys 2018" [Finnish Budget Proposal 2018]. budjetti.vm.fi. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "About the Government". Finnish Government. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Finnish Government Glossary". mot.kielikone.fi. Finnish Government Termbank Valter. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
Government : body which exercises general governmental power and must enjoy the confidence of Parliament, consisting of the prime minister, who is chosen by Parliament and appointed by the President of the Republic, and the other ministers, who are appointed by the president of the republic acting on a proposal by the prime minister
- ^ "Governments in chronological order". Valtioneuvosto. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.