Young Finns
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Young Finns was a liberal
political party
in Finland
founded in 1994 and abolished in 1999. In the 1995 parliamentary elections, the party gained two seats, held by Risto Penttilä
and Jukka Tarkka. In the 1999 election Young Finns failed to get any seats and it was discontinued. Until 1997, the party was known as Young Finnish Party.
Before the 1999 election, Young Finns considered merging with the Liberal People's Party
and drafts were signed but after the failure this was not continued.
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
political party
Political party
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in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
founded in 1994 and abolished in 1999. In the 1995 parliamentary elections, the party gained two seats, held by Risto Penttilä
Risto Penttilä
Risto Erkki Juhani Penttilä is a policy expert, former member of the Finnish parliament, Director of the Finnish Business and Policy Forum and Secretary General of European Business Leaders’ Convention....
and Jukka Tarkka. In the 1999 election Young Finns failed to get any seats and it was discontinued. Until 1997, the party was known as Young Finnish Party.
Before the 1999 election, Young Finns considered merging with the Liberal People's Party
Liberals (Finland)
Liberals is a free market liberal party in Finland. Founded in 1965 as a reunification of the People's Party of Finland and Liberal League. Originally named Liberal People's Party , it restyled its name as Liberals in 2000....
and drafts were signed but after the failure this was not continued.
Elections
| Results | |||
| Parliamentary | |||
| Year | MPs | Votes | |
| 1995 Finnish parliamentary election, 1995 The 32nd elections to the Finnish parliament were held on March 19, 1995. The previous centre-right cabinet fell, as the Social Democrats made strong gains and achieved the best result of any party after the Second World War... |
2 | 78,066 | 2.81 % |
| 1999 Finnish parliamentary election, 1999 The 1999 Finnish parliamentary election was held on March 21, 1999. Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen's Social Democrats remained the largest party of the Eduskunta, despite significant losses... |
0 | 28,084 | 1.05 % |
| Municipal | |||
| Year | Councillors | Votes | |
| 1996 | 29 | 31,429 | 1.32 % |
| European parliament | |||
| Year | MEPs | Votes | |
| 1996 European Parliament election, 1996 (Finland) The European Parliament election of 1996 in Finland was the first election of the Finnish delegation to the European Parliament.-Background:In 1996, Finland had a population of 5.1 million . The government was a broad coalition led by the social democrat Paavo Lipponen... |
0 | 68,134 | 3.03 % |