Swedish People's Party of Finland

Swedish People's Party of Finland
Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (Swedish)
Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (Finnish)
AbbreviationSwedish: SFP
Finnish: RKP, R
ChairpersonAnders Adlercreutz
SecretaryFredrik Guseff
Parliamentary group leaderOtto Andersson (Member of the Finnish Parliament)
Deputy chairsRamieza Mahdi
Cecilia Ehrnrooth
Sandra Bergqvist
Chair of the party councilEva Biaudet
Founded1906
HeadquartersSimonkatu 8A,
00100 Helsinki, Finland
NewspaperMedborgarbladet
Think tankAjatushautomo Agenda
Student wingLiberala Studerande LSK
Youth wingSvensk Ungdom
Women's wingSvenska Kvinnoförbundet
Seniors' wingFörbundet Svenska Seniorer i Finland
Membership (2025) 24,000
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-right
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
European Parliament groupRenew Europe
International affiliationLiberal International
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
Colours
  •   Blue (official)
  •   Red
  •   Black
  •   Light yellow
Eduskunta
10 / 200(5%)
European Parliament
1 / 15(7%)
Municipalities
452 / 8,586
County seats
71 / 1,379
Website
sfp.fi

The Swedish People's Party of Finland (SPP; Swedish: Svenska folkpartiet i Finland, SFP; Finnish: Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue, RKP) is a Finnish political party founded in 1906. Its primary aim is to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finland. The party is currently a participant in the Government of Petteri Orpo, holding the posts of Minister of Education and Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering. Along with the post Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity until 13 June, 2025.

An ethnic catch-all party, its main election issue since its inception has been the Swedish-speaking Finns' right to their own language while maintaining the position of Swedish as an official language in Finland. Ideologically, it is liberal, social-liberal, centrist, and pro-European. The party has been in government from 1979 to 2015 and again from 2019, with one or two ministerial portfolios in government, and has collaborated with parties across the left–right political spectrum in parliament.

The fact that the winning party in Finland has usually needed the support from the party to form a coalition government has meant that the SPP has been able to affect the politics of Finland on a larger scale than the party's actual size would suggest. The continued position of Swedish as one of two official languages in Finland in the face of a steady erosion of the Swedish speakers' share of the Finnish population from 12% at independence compared to 5% today as well as the preservation of the Swedish-speaking minority's right to engage in Swedish culture are two examples of the party's influence in Finnish politics. The party is a member of the Liberal International, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and Renew Europe. The youth organisation of the party is called Svensk Ungdom (Swedish Youth).