President of Finland

The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. The President of the Republic is elected directly by the people for a term of six years. Since 1991, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. Under the Constitution of Finland, the President must be a native-born Finnish citizen. The office was established by the Constitution Act of 1919. The current office-holder is President Tarja Halonen.

See also

• Finnish presidential election, 2006
• List of Finnish rulers
• Prime Minister of Finland
• Politics of Finland
• Parliament of Finland
• Government of Finland
• Elections in Finland
• Political parties in Finland
• Lists of incumbents