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,[1] 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. In recent years they have usually been the Minister of Finance as well. The current Deputy Prime Minister of Finland is Annika Saarikko.[2]

Deputy Prime Minister of Finland Suomen pääministerin sijainen
Insignia of the Prime Minister of Finland
Incumbent Annika Saarikko since 10 September 2020
Appointer	Finnish Government
Inaugural holder	Johannes Virolainen
Formation	1957

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