# Deputy Prime Minister of Finland

The Deputy Prime Minister of Finland (Finnish: Suomen pääministerin sijainen, Swedish: Finlands statsministers ställföreträdare, lit. Finland's Prime Minister's Substitute), officially titled the Minister deputising for the Prime Minister, is a member of the Finnish Government who becomes the acting Prime Minister if the Prime Minister becomes unable to discharge their duties. The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the Government and traditionally comes from the second largest party of a coalition government. They have often been the Minister of Finance as well. The current Deputy Prime Minister of Finland is Riikka Purra.

## List of deputy prime ministers of Finland

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Portfolio | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Party | Portfolio | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000) | 11 January 1957 | 27 May 1957 | | ML | Education | | Fagerholm SDP (1956–1957) |
| 2 | | Nils Meinander (1910–1985) | 27 May 1957 | 2 July 1957 | | RKP | Finance | | Sukselainen ML (1957) |
| 3 | | Esa Kaitila (1909–1975) | 2 July 1957 | 2 September 1957 | | KP | Trade and Industry | | Sukselainen ML (1957) |
| 4 | | Aarre Simonen (1913–1977) | 2 September 1957 | 31 October 1957 | | TPSL | Without portfolio | | Sukselainen ML (1957) |
| (1) | | Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000) | 31 October 1957 | 29 November 1957 | | ML | Foreign Affairs | | Sukselainen ML (1957) |
| 5 | | Reino Oittinen (1912–1978) | 29 November 1957 | 26 April 1958 | | Independent | Education | | von Fieandt Independent (1957–1958) |
| 6 | | Tyyne Leivo-Larsson (1902–1977) | 26 April 1958 | 29 August 1958 | | Independent | Without portfolio | | Kuuskoski Independent (1958) |
| (1) | | Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000) | 29 August 1958 | 4 December 1958 | | ML | Foreign Affairs | | Fagerholm SDP (1958–1959) |
| 7 | | Onni Hiltunen (1895–1971) | 4 December 1958 | 13 January 1959 | | SDP | Trade and Industry | | Fagerholm SDP (1958–1959) |
| 8 | | Ralf Törngren (1899–1961) | 13 January 1959 | 16 May 1961 | | RKP | Foreign Affairs | | Sukselainen ML (1959–1961) |
| 9 | | Eemil Luukka (1892–1970) | 19 May 1961 | 3 July 1961 | | ML | Interior | | Sukselainen ML (1959–1961) |
| 10 | | Kauno Kleemola (1906–1965) | 3 July 1961 | 14 July 1961 | | ML | Transportation | | Luukka ML (1961) |
| (9) | | Eemil Luukka (1892–1970) | 14 July 1961 | 13 April 1962 | | ML | Interior | | Miettunen ML (1961–1962) |
| (1) | | Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000) | 13 April 1962 | 18 December 1963 | | ML | Agriculture | | Karjalainen ML (1962–1963) |
| 11 | | Aarne Nuorvala (1912–2013) | 18 December 1963 | 8 June 1964 | | Independent | Prime Minister's Office | | Lehto Independent (1963–1964) |
| (5) | | Reino Oittinen (1912–1978) | 12 June 1964 | 12 September 1964 | | Independent | Education | | Lehto Independent (1963–1964) |
| 12 | | Ahti Karjalainen (1923–1990) | 12 September 1964 | 27 May 1966 | | KESK | Foreign Affairs | | Virolainen KESK (1964–1966) |
| (5) | | Reino Oittinen (1912–1978) | 27 May 1966 | 22 March 1968 | | SDP | Education | | Paasio SDP (1966–1968) |
| (1) | | Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000) | 22 March 1968 | 14 May 1970 | | KESK | Education | | Koivisto SDP (1968–1970) |
| 13 | | Päiviö Hetemäki (1913–1980) | 14 May 1970 | 15 July 1970 | | Independent | Finance | | Aura Independent (1970) |
| 14 | | Veikko Helle (1911–2005) | 15 July 1970 | 29 October 1971 | | SDP | Labour | | Karjalainen KESK (1970–1971) |
| (13) | | Päiviö Hetemäki (1913–1980) | 29 October 1971 | 23 February 1972 | | Independent | Finance | | Aura Independent (1971–1972) |
| 15 | | Mauno Koivisto (1923–2017) | 23 February 1972 | 4 September 1972 | | SDP | Bank of Finland | | Paasio SDP (1972) |
| (12) | | Ahti Karjalainen (1923–1990) | 4 September 1972 | 13 June 1975 | | KESK | Foreign Affairs | | Sorsa SDP (1972–1975) |
| 16 | | Olavi J. Mattila (1918–2013) | 13 June 1975 | 30 November 1975 | | Independent | Foreign Affairs | | Liinamaa Independent (1975) |
| 17 | | Kalevi Sorsa (1930–2004) | 30 November 1975 | 29 September 1976 | | SDP | Foreign Affairs | | Miettunen KESK (1975–1977) |
| (12) | | Ahti Karjalainen (1923–1990) | 29 September 1976 | 15 May 1977 | | KESK | Prime Minister's Office | | Miettunen KESK (1975–1977) |
| (1) | | Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000) | 15 May 1977 | 26 May 1979 | | KESK | Agriculture | | Sorsa SDP (1977–1979) |
| 18 | | Eino Uusitalo (1924–2015) | 26 May 1979 | 19 February 1982 | | KESK | Interior | | Koivisto SDP (1979–1982) |
| 19 | | Ahti Pekkala (1924–2014) | 19 February 1982 | 6 May 1983 | | KESK | Finance | | Sorsa SDP (1982–1987) |
| 20 | | Paavo Väyrynen (born 1946) | 6 May 1983 | 30 April 1987 | | KESK | Foreign Affairs | | Sorsa SDP (1982–1987) |
| (17) | | Kalevi Sorsa (1930–2004) | 30 April 1987 | 31 January 1989 | | SDP | Foreign Affairs | | Holkeri KOK (1987–1991) |
| 21 | | Pertti Paasio (1939–2020) | 1 February 1989 | 26 April 1991 | | SDP | Foreign Affairs | | Holkeri KOK (1987–1991) |
| 22 | | Ilkka Kanerva (1948–2022) | 26 April 1991 | 23 August 1991 | | KOK | Labour | | Aho KESK (1991–1995) |
| 23 | | Pertti Salolainen (born 1940) | 23 August 1991 | 13 April 1995 | | KOK | Foreign Trade | | Aho KESK (1991–1995) |
| 24 | | Sauli Niinistö (born 1948) | 13 April 1995 | 30 August 2001 | | KOK | Justice (1995–1996) | | Lipponen SDP (1995–2003) |
| 24 | | Sauli Niinistö (born 1948) | 13 April 1995 | 30 August 2001 | | KOK | Finance (1996–2001) | | Lipponen SDP (1995–2003) |
| 25 | | Ville Itälä (born 1959) | 30 August 2001 | 17 April 2003 | | KOK | Interior | | Lipponen SDP (1995–2003) |
| 26 | | Antti Kalliomäki (born 1947) | 17 April 2003 | 22 September 2005 | | SDP | Finance | | Jäätteenmäki KESK (2003) |
| 26 | | Antti Kalliomäki (born 1947) | 17 April 2003 | 22 September 2005 | | SDP | Finance | | Vanhanen KESK (2003–2010) |
| 27 | | Eero Heinäluoma (born 1955) | 23 September 2005 | 19 April 2007 | | SDP | Finance | | Vanhanen KESK (2003–2010) |
| 28 | | Jyrki Katainen (born 1971) | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2011 | | KOK | Finance | | Vanhanen KESK (2003–2010) |
| 28 | | Jyrki Katainen (born 1971) | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2011 | | KOK | Finance | | Kiviniemi KESK (2010–2011) |
| 29 | | Jutta Urpilainen (born 1975) | 22 June 2011 | 6 June 2014 | | SDP | Finance | | Katainen KOK (2011–2014) |
| 30 | | Antti Rinne (born 1962) | 6 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | | SDP | Finance | | Katainen KOK (2011–2014) |
| 30 | | Antti Rinne (born 1962) | 6 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | | SDP | Finance | | Stubb KOK (2014–2015) |
| 31 | | Timo Soini (born 1962) | 29 May 2015 | 28 June 2017 | | Finns | Foreign Affairs | | Sipilä KESK (2015–2019) |
| 32 | | Petteri Orpo (born 1969) | 28 June 2017 | 6 June 2019 | | KOK | Finance | | Sipilä KESK (2015–2019) |
| 33 | | Mika Lintilä (born 1966) | 6 June 2019 | 12 September 2019 | | KESK | Finance | | Rinne SDP (2019) |
| 34 | | Katri Kulmuni (born 1987) | 12 September 2019 | 9 June 2020 | | KESK | Economic Affairs (2019) | | Rinne SDP (2019) |
| 34 | | Katri Kulmuni (born 1987) | 12 September 2019 | 9 June 2020 | | KESK | Finance (2019–2020) | | Marin SDP (2019–2023) |
| 35 | | Matti Vanhanen (born 1955) | 9 June 2020 | 10 September 2020 | | KESK | Finance | | Marin SDP (2019–2023) |
| 36 | | Annika Saarikko (born 1983) | 10 September 2020 | 20 June 2023 | | KESK | Science and Culture (2020–2021) | | Marin SDP (2019–2023) |
| 36 | | Annika Saarikko (born 1983) | 10 September 2020 | 20 June 2023 | | KESK | Finance (2021–2023) | | Marin SDP (2019–2023) |
| 37 | | Riikka Purra (born 1977) | 20 June 2023 | Incumbent | | Finns | Finance | | Orpo KOK (since 2023) |