Social Democratic Youth (Finland)
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The Social Democratic Youth is the youth organisation of Social Democratic Party of Finland
. The organisation currently claims 10 000 members. In the 1970s they had 40 000 members.
The organisation was founded in 1959 as split from the Social Democratic Youth League of Finland (SSN, founded 1921), which aligned with SDP opposition, the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders. The original name of the league was Central League of Social Democratic Youth (Sosialidemokraattisen Nuorison Keskusliitto, SNK). Most of the old SSN members and sections soon joined the SNK.
Demarinuoret is member of Young European Socialists
(ECOSY), International Union of Socialist Youth
(IUSY) and Nordic Committee of Co-operating Social Democratic Youth (FNSU). Social Democratic Youth has 14 district organisations and Swedish
section Finlands svenska unga socialdemokrater (FSUD). Statewide members of the league include the youth organisations of Finnish Metalworkers' Union and Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors.
Since 1972, Lippu (ISSN 0785-5850) has been the organ of the league. It was preceded by Kuriiri (1971) and Nuorin Siivin (1958–1970).
Social Democratic Party of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
. The organisation currently claims 10 000 members. In the 1970s they had 40 000 members.
The organisation was founded in 1959 as split from the Social Democratic Youth League of Finland (SSN, founded 1921), which aligned with SDP opposition, the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders. The original name of the league was Central League of Social Democratic Youth (Sosialidemokraattisen Nuorison Keskusliitto, SNK). Most of the old SSN members and sections soon joined the SNK.
Demarinuoret is member of Young European Socialists
Ecosy
ECOSY - Young European Socialists is an association of social-democratic youth organisations in the European Union. The most widely accepted pronunciation of ECOSY is as a single word with short "e" and short "o"....
(ECOSY), International Union of Socialist Youth
International Union of Socialist Youth
The International Union of Socialist Youth encompasses socialist, social democratic and Labour Party youth organizations from more than 100 states of the world...
(IUSY) and Nordic Committee of Co-operating Social Democratic Youth (FNSU). Social Democratic Youth has 14 district organisations and Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
section Finlands svenska unga socialdemokrater (FSUD). Statewide members of the league include the youth organisations of Finnish Metalworkers' Union and Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors.
Since 1972, Lippu (ISSN 0785-5850) has been the organ of the league. It was preceded by Kuriiri (1971) and Nuorin Siivin (1958–1970).