Small Farmers' Party of Finland (Suomen Pienviljelijäin Puolue) was a party for the farmers suffering the great depression

Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...

 in Finland. The party joined with two other parties in 1936 and became the Party of the Small Farmers' and the Rural People. The Small Farmers' Party of Finland was established 12th May, 1929. Already earlier a magazine The Small Farmer of Finland had been started to publish. The party was established earlier than planned as the parliament was reliesed in April 1929 and the new parliamentary elections were to be organised. The reason for this were constitutional. The Anti-Communistic laws of the protection of the republic would not have become valid without general elections and third hearing.

The Small Farmers' Party of Finland won its first parliamentary seat in 1930. He voted for the confirmation of the laws of the protection of the republic. Also the party demanded rooting out the Communistic movement of Finland in 1930. Later some lef-wing farmers joined the party and they were welcomed. Also some radical ideas encouraged to the critique against the party suspecred of helping the Communists and Russians. However the underground movement of the Communict movement of Finland has not seemed to have influence on the activities of the party. The party had about 200 local organisations and only few of them were not registered as the registered societies because of the laws of the protection of the republic.

Since 1933 there was also another similar like party, the People's Party (Kansanpuolue) had a mandate in the parliament of Finland and they negotiation or merger for a long time, which eventually happened in 1936. The new name of the party was Small Farmers' and the Rural People's Party. The third parliamentarian movement which joined the new party was the Central Committee of the Deficiency Committees. Its suppeorters had taken part in the general elections as Pulamiesten vaaliliitto.

b>Finnish parliamentary elections Year Seats Proportion of the electorate 1929 Finnish parliamentary election, 1929 Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 1 and 2 July 1929. The result was a victory for the Agrarian League, which won 60 of the 200 seats in Parliament... -- 10 154 1,08% 1930 Finnish parliamentary election, 1930 Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 1 and 2 October 1930. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest in Parliament with 66 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 65.9%.-Background:... 2 20 883 1,85% 1933 Finnish parliamentary election, 1933 Parliamentary elections were held in Finland between 1 and 3 July 1933. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in Parliament with 78 of the 200 seats... 3 37 544 3,39% 1936 Finnish parliamentary election, 1936 Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 1 and 2 July 1936.-Background:Finland had clearly recovered from the Great Depression since 1933, and unemployment had been almost eliminated. Prime Minister Kivimäki wanted to continue in office and to broaden his narrow right-wing minority government... 1 23 159 1,97%

Presidenti>l elections Year Electing deputies Proportion of the electorate 1931 Finnish presidential election, 1931 Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1931. On 15 and 16 January the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college. They in turn elected the President. The result was a victory for Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, who won in the third round of voting by just two votes. Voter... 2 11 772 1,41% 1937 Finnish presidential election, 1937 Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1937. On 15 and 16 January the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college. They in turn elected the President. Whilst Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg was one vote short of winning in the first round, the result was a victory for... ? 13 883 1,25%

Members of the Parliament of Finland

• Hekki Niskanen
  • People's Party, 1st September, 1933 - 31st August, 1939, could not take part in the parliamentary sessions in 1933-1934 as was imprisoned for the mutiny
  • Small Farmers' and the Rural People's Party, 1st January, 1939 - 19th June, 1941
  • served his term to end in the parliamentary group of Agrarian League, 20th June, 1941 - 5th April, 1945)
• Eino Rytinki
  • Small Farmers' Party of Finland, 1st September, 1933 - 31st December, 1938
  • Small Farmers' and the Rural People's Party, 1st January, 1939 - 19th June, 1941
  • served his term to end in the parliamentary group of Agrarian League, 20th June, 1941 - 5th April, 1945 and was later elected on the list of the Agrarian League 08th September, 1949 - 21st July, 1958