Finns Party

Also known as Perussuomalaiset, Sannfinländarna, Sannfinnarna, True Finns

Finnish political party

Key facts

Abbreviation: PS, Sannf
Chairperson: Riikka Purra
Secretary: Harri Vuorenpää [ fi ]
Parliamentary group leader: Jani Mäkelä
First deputy chair: Teemu Keskisarja
Founders: Timo Soini , Raimo Vistbacka , Kari Bärlund [ fi ] , Urpo Leppänen [ fi ]
Founded: 11 May 1995
Preceded by: Finnish Rural Party ( de facto )
Headquarters: Yrjönkatu 8–10B, 00120 Helsinki
Newspaper: Perussuomalainen (magazine) [ fi ] , Suomen Uutiset [ fi ]
Think tank: Suomen Perusta [ fi ]
Youth wing: Finns Party Youth , (2006–2020), The Finns Party Youth [ fi ] , (2020–)

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The Finns Party (Finnish: Perussuomalaiset [ˈperusˌsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set], PS; Swedish: Sannfinländarna, Sannf), formerly known as the True Finns, is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.

The party achieved its electoral breakthrough in the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, when it won 19.1% of votes, becoming the third largest party in the Parliament of Finland.