Finland

Parliament

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Administration

Parliamentary and State budget

Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget
Constitution
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget
Parliament
Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget
Parliament decides the maximum amount of the budget
Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget
Parliament decides how to allocate the budget
National currency
Euro (EUR)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
0.81
(2022)
Parliament’s budget, per year
137,097,000 EUR
(2023)
Parliament’s budget, per year in PPP
165,226,079
(2023)
Offices included in the parliamentary budget
Ombudsman
Supreme Audit Institution/National Audit Office
Other institutions

Notes: Includes budgets of organisations which operate in affiliation with parliament (The National Audit Office of Finland, Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs).

State budget, per year
83,200,000,000 EUR
(2023)
Proportion of the State budget devoted to parliament, per year
0.002
(2023)

Parliamentary staff

The parliamentary administration is independent from the government
Yes
Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff
Yes
There is one or more gender equality policy that applies to the parliamentary administration
Yes
Links to gender equality policies
No information available
Number of staff employed by the parliament (FTE)
493
(2023)

Secretary General

Authority that selects the Secretary General
Other

Notes: the parliament in plenary session.

Chamber/Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
Yes
Length of term of the Secretary General
No fixed term
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Other

Notes: Director of Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (SUPO)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No