Parliament of Finland

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The Parliament of Finland is the country’s unicameral national legislature, holding supreme legislative authority and overseeing the actions of the Finnish government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
abbreviation Eduskunta
Riksdag
appoints Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland
approves state taxation
budgetaryPower controls state finances
buildingArchitecturalStyle Nordic classicism
canAmend Constitution of Finland
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Finland
constitutionalRole holds supreme legislative authority in Finland
country Finland
electoralDistricts multi-member constituencies
electoralSystem proportional representation
elects members of certain high state offices
function approves the state budget
can dismiss the Government through a vote of no confidence
elects the Prime Minister of Finland
enacts legislation
oversees the Government of Finland
ratifies international treaties
hasAuthorityOver Government of Finland
linked to: Finnish government
hasCommitteeSystem true
hasStandingCommittees true
headOfInstitutionTitle Speaker of the Parliament
inception 1906
isUnicameral true
jurisdiction Finland
legislativeChamber Eduskunta
location Helsinki
meetingPlace Parliament House, Helsinki
monitors implementation of laws
nativeLanguage Finnish
Swedish
numberOfHouses 1
officialName Finlands riksdag
Suomen eduskunta
oversees Council of State of Finland
linked to: Finnish government
parliamentBuildingArchitect J. S. Sirén
parliamentBuildingCompletion 1931
precededBy Diet of Finland
seats 200
sessionType plenary sessions
supervises legality of government actions
termLength 4 years
votingSystem open list proportional representation
website https://www.eduskunta.fi

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Finnish government responsibleTo Parliament of Finland
Finland legislature Parliament of Finland
The Finns Party representedIn Parliament of Finland
Constitution of Finland establishes Parliament of Finland
Folktinget worksToInfluence Finnish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Lauri Kristian Relander memberOf Parliament of Finland
Lauri Kristian Relander legislativeTerm Finnish Parliament 1910–1911
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Lauri Kristian Relander legislativeTerm Finnish Parliament 1917–1919
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Lauri Kristian Relander legislativeTerm Finnish Parliament 1919–1922
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Lauri Kristian Relander legislativeTerm Finnish Parliament 1922–1924
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Kyösti Kallio parliamentaryBody Parliament of Finland
Ahti Karjalainen associatedWith Parliament of Finland
Risto Ryti memberOf Parliament of Finland
Lasse Virén parliamentaryTerm 1999–2003 Parliament of Finland
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Council of State (Finland) responsibleTo Parliament of Finland
subject linked to: Council of State
Council of State (Finland) collaboratesWith Parliament of Finland
subject linked to: Council of State
Parliament of Finland officialName Suomen eduskunta
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Parliament of Finland officialName Finlands riksdag
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Parliament of Finland legislativeChamber Eduskunta
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Parliament of Finland abbreviation Eduskunta
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Parliament of Finland abbreviation Riksdag
linked to: Parliament of Finland
House of the Estates, Helsinki usedBy Parliament of Finland
Yleisradio foundedBy Parliament of Finland
Yleisradio regulatingAuthority Finnish Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Minister of Justice of Finland worksWith Parliament of Finland
Minister of Justice of Finland reportsTo Parliament of Finland
Minister of the Interior of Finland worksWith Parliament of Finland
Minister of Education of Finland subordinateTo Parliament of Finland
Sámediggi (Finland) advises Parliament of Finland
Minister of the Environment of Finland worksWith Parliament of Finland
Minister of the Environment of Finland reportsTo Parliament of Finland
Perussuomalaiset r.p. parliamentaryGroupIn Parliament of Finland
Finns Party parliamentaryGroupIn Parliament of Finland
subject linked to: PS
Finns Party representedIn Parliament of Finland
subject linked to: PS
Perus representedIn Parliament of Finland
Finns Party Parliamentary Group in the Parliament of Finland legislativeBody Eduskunta
linked to: Parliament of Finland
Finnish Rural Party operatedIn Parliament of Finland
Diet of Finland followedBy Parliament of Finland
Finnish Declaration of Independence approvedBy Parliament of Finland
Grand Duchy of Finland legislativeBody Parliament of Finland
Grand Duchy of Finland developedInstitution Finnish national parliament
linked to: Parliament of Finland