Finland
Parliament
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Parliamentary mandate
Start and end of mandate
- Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members
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When the election results are declared
- Start of the parliamentary mandate for appointed members
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Not applicable
- End of the parliamentary mandate
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When the mandates of the new members are validated
Speaker
- Mode of designation of the Speaker
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The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber
- Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.
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Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State
The Speaker often has a very high rank in the protocollary hierarchy of the State.
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Second
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Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity
In some countries, the Speaker acts as interim Head of State when required by the circumstances, such as death or incapacity.
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No
Notes: When the President of the Republic is prevented from carrying out of his or her duties, these are taken over by the Prime Minister or, if the Prime Minister too is incapacitated, by the Minister acting as Deputy Prime Minister.
Sources: Constitution, section 59
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Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures
The mandate of the Speaker may continue until their successor is elected, even after the dissolution of parliament/chamber.
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No
Speaker terms
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The term of the Speaker is different from the term of the house
The term of the Speaker may be different from the term of the House (legislature).
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Yes
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Speaker's term
The term may be shorter than one year.
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1 Years
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Fixed election date for the Speaker, if any
Speakers in several parliaments are elected on a fixed date in accordance with the Constitution.
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February, except in years of parliamentary elections: April
Immunity and code of conduct
- Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members
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Yes, except for flagrant delicto
Notes: In cases of flagrante delicto, members can be apprehended. However, the Speaker shall be immediately informed.
Sources: Constitution, Section 30 on Parliamentary Immunity
- There is a Code of conduct for members
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No
Salaries and allowances
- Members are paid salaries by parliament
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Basic salary, per year
The figures are the gross amount before tax in national currency.
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85,644 EUR(2023)
Notes: As of 2023, Members of Parliament are paid a salary of 7,137 euros a month (85,644 per annum), with the figure rising to 7,494 after 4 years of service (89,928 per annum) and to 7,993 euros (95,916 per annum) after 12 years of service. Thus basic salary figures reflect an average across members.
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Basic salary, per year in PPP
The figures are provided by parliaments in national currency and converted to PPP dollars using World Bank conversion tables.
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105,733(2023)
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Basic allowances
“Basic allowances” are allowances that are automatically paid to all parliamentarians. They are received in advance as a lump sum at a flat rate. They are not intended to be reimbursement for any expenses. Basic allowances are sometimes called “representation allowance”, “supplemental allowance”, “end-of-year allowance”, etc.
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No information available
- Names of the basic allowances
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MPs receive compensation for expenses ranging from 987 to 1,809 euros a month, depending on where they live and whether they have a second home in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
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Members pay income tax on salaries
Salaries and/or allowances may be subject to income tax or equivalent.
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Yes
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Members pay income tax on allowances
Salaries and/or allowances may be subject to income tax or equivalent.
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No
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Members can have remunerated employment outside parliament
Certain parliaments allow MPs to exercise other remunerated employment outside parliament.
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Yes
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Members are required to declare income from other employment to parliament
In certain countries, MPs exercising other employment may be required to declare their income.
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Yes
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Salary of the Speaker
Some parliaments pay for additional salaries to the Speaker/President. Other parliaments have a separate amount of salaries for this post. The total amount of the salaries of the Speaker/President is indicated for both cases.
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160,680 EUR
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Salary of the Speaker in PPP
The figures were provided by parliaments in national currency and converted to PPP dollars using World Bank conversion tables.
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190,159
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The parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale
In some countries, the amount of parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale, such as civil service salary scale, ministerial salary or the minimum wage of the country.
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Yes
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Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries
Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries: Civil service salary scale; Ministerial salary; Minimum wage; Other (please specify)
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Ministerial salary
Notes: 1945= date of Electoral Rolls Act
- Information on salaries and allowances on the parliamentary website
- Links to information on salaries and allowances
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No information available
- Year data was last reported
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2020
Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work
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Personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian
The personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian is different from parliamentary staff work for the secretariat of Parliament.
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Yes
- Office at parliament
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Yes
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Constituency office
Certain countries provide for an office at constituency if it’s different from a seat of parliament, which is often in the capital. The office at constituency is applicable mainly to the countries using the Plurality/Majority system of elections.
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No
- Housing
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No
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Other cash or in-kind allowances for constituency work
The common in-kind allowances for constituency work include those for travel, overnight stay, etc.
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Yes
Notes: MPs are entitled to travel free of charge by rail, scheduled flight and coach in Finland and by taxi and public traffic in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Additional salaries and allowances for leadership positions
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Additional salaries and allowances provided for leadership positions
The amount of salaries and allowances is generally higher for the Speaker/President. Some parliaments also provide for additional allowances to Chairs of Committees.
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Yes
Notes:
Annual salary and allowances of:
Speaker - 160,680 (13,390 euros per month)
Deputy Speakers - 125,292 (10,441 euros per month)
Additional allowances received per month:
Committee Chairs - 8,928 (744 euros per month)
Chairs of the Grand Committee, the Constitutional Law Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Finance Committee and the Audit Committee - 1,226 euros.
Subcommittee Chairs - 5,892 (491 euros per month -- except for the Chair of the Tax Affairs subcommitee that receives 744 euro per month).
Parliamentary group Chairs with 16 or more members: 15,192 (1,226 euros per month)
Parliamentary group Chairs with 3-15 members: 8,928 (744 euros per month)
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| Speaker | Yes The Speaker receives additional salary View field in the data dictionary |
Yes The Speaker receives additional allowances View field in the data dictionary |
| Committee Chair | Yes Existence of additional salaries for the Committee Chair View field in the data dictionary |
Yes Existence of additional allowances for the Committee Chair View field in the data dictionary |
Participation in the government
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Members of the government must also be members of parliament
Members of the government must also be members of parliament: Must be a member of parliament; Cannot be a member of parliament; Can be a member of parliament; Other
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Can be a member of parliament
- Number of members of the parliament/chamber who are also members of the government
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19(2024)
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Percentage of members of parliament/chamber who are also members of the government
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of members of the parliament/chamber who are also members of the government by the statutory number of members of parliament/chamber.
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9.5%(2024-12)