President of Finland facts for kids

President of Finland; Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President
	Presidential Standard
	Incumbent; Sauli Niinistö; since 1 March 2012
Residence	Presidential Palace (ceremonial); Mäntyniemi (residential); Kultaranta (summer residence)
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Six years; renewable once, consecutively
Inaugural holder	Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg; 26 July 1919
Formation	Constitution of Finland
Salary	126,000 €
Website	Suomen tasavallan presidentti

The President of the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavallan presidentti, Swedish: Republiken Finlands president) is the nation's head of state. The president is elected directly by the people of Finland for a term of six years. Since 1991, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The president must be a native-born Finnish citizen. The office was created by the Constitution Act of 1919.

The current office-holder is Sauli Niinistö since 1 March 2012.

Officially the head of state is known as the President of the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavallan presidentti; Swedish: Republiken Finlands president) or, more often, the President of the Republic (tasavallan presidentti, republikens president).

Living former presidents

Martti Ahtisaari
(1994–2000)
23 June 1937 (1937-06-23) (age 83)
Tarja Halonen
(2000–2012)
24 December 1943 (1943-12-24) (age 76)

Images for kids

The Presidential Palace, Helsinki is the official state residence of the president

Mäntyniemi the private residence of the president