Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
Suomen pääministerin sijainen | |
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![]() Insignia of the Prime Minister of Finland | |
Appointer | Finnish Government |
Inaugural holder | Johannes Virolainen |
Formation | 1957 |
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,[1] is a member of the Finnish Government who becomes the acting Prime Minister. They have usually been the Minister of Finance as well.
The current Deputy Prime Minister of Finland is Annika Saarikko.[2]