RKP/SFP at a glance

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Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue / Svenska Folkepartiet i Finland

Swedish People's Party of Finland
Political orientation
Conservative
Social
Market
Progressive
Position on the EU
Anti-EU
Pro-EU

Historical election results

RKP/SFP: Historical election results in Finland

Historical participation in government since 1945

Historical participation in government since 1945
Led the government
In government
41

Total cabinets

Total duration: 73 years • 4 months • 1 week • 1 day
1

Cabinets led

Total duration: 6 months
40

Coalition participation

Total duration: 72 years • 10 months • 1 week • 1 day
84%

Overall share of time in government

The party was part of the government for 84% of the possible time in office.

Sources of data and information

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data
Long-running research data from the University of Bremen. It documents political parties and governments and enables systematic political comparison.
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Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov): Information on parties, elections and cabinets in established democracies.
CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey
Europe’s most important expert survey on party positions. More than 400 political scientists from different countries assess party positions based on scientific criteria.
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Rovny, Jan, Ryan Bakker, Liesbet Hooghe, Seth Jolly, Gary Marks, Jonathan Polk, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Vachudova. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024,”