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SDP led by Antti Lindtman with 43 MPs – True

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“The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) is currently led by Antti Lindtman and has 43 members of parliament.”
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Confidence: High Checked on October 23, 2026

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Antti Lindtman has been the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland since September 2023 and remains its leader in 2026. The SDP holds 43 seats in the Finnish Parliament following the 2023 election, a figure that has not changed.

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  • Parliament of Finland - Start Page

    18.9.2026 Government enjoys Parliament’s confidence by 96 votes to 82 ... Parliament of Finland has two hundred members, elected for a term of four years. Members are organised into parliamentary groups, of which there are currently eleven.

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  • Antti Lindtman - Wikipedia

    Antti Ilmari Lindtman (born 11 August 1982) is a Finnish politician who has served as leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) since September 2023. He was the chairman of the city council of Vantaa from 2009 to 2023 and has been a member of the Parliament of Finland for Uusimaa since April 2011.

  • Social Democratic Party of Finland - Wikipedia

    Of the nineteen ministerial spots that were decided upon in conjunction, seven of them were designated to the SDP in the Marin Cabinet. In September 2023, Antti Lindtman was elected as leader of the party following Marin's resignation after the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election.

  • Sanna Marin - Wikipedia

    In December 2019, Marin was nominated by the SDP to succeed Antti Rinne as the prime minister of Finland, but Rinne formally remained party leader until June 2020. In a narrow vote, Marin prevailed over Antti Lindtman. A majority of the ministers in her five-party cabinet were women, numbering ...

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  • Antti Lindtman avautuu Sdp:n sisäisistä riidoista - Ilta-Sanomat

    Kun listat tulivat julkisuuteen, Sdp:n kansanedustajat raivostuivat. Lindtman itse kuvailee, että ”useampi kansanedustaja ryöpytti oikein olan takaa”. – Ryhmä teki kiivaissa tunnelmissa päätöksen listojen lopettamisesta, Lindtman kertaa kirjassaan. Lindtman selittää kirjassaan listakohua sillä, että silloinen puhemies Maria Lohela (ps) jakoi puheenvuoroja sattumanvaraisesti. ... Kohua tulkittiin tuolloin mediassa Antti Rinteen tavaksi osoittaa Lindtmanille, ettei kannata ryhtyä kilpailemaan puheenjohtajuudesta.

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