Finnish order of precedence
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The Finnish order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the government of Finland. It has no legal standing, it does not reflect the Finnish presidential line of succession or the co-equal status of the branches of government under the constitution, and is only used to indicate ceremonial protocol[1]: 32 .
- President of the Republic Alexander Stubb
- Retired Presidents of the Republic in order of term:
- President Tarja Halonen
- President Sauli Niinistö
- Speaker of the Parliament Jussi Halla-Aho
- Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
- Other ministers of the Finnish Government
- President of the Supreme Court Tatu Leppänen
- President of the Supreme Administrative Court Kari Kuusiniemi
- Chief of Defence Janne Jaakkola
- Chancellor of Justice Tuomas Pöysti
- Archbishop of Turku Tapio Luoma
- Chancellor of the Order of the Cross of Liberty Ari Puheloinen
- Chancellor of the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland Jussi Nuorteva
- Chancellor of the University of Helsinki Kaarle Hämeri
References
[edit]- ^ Maassa maan tavalla – tunne säännöt ja onnistu (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Ulkoasiainministeriön protokollapalvelut. 2013. ISBN 978-952-281-175-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-01.
External links
[edit]- Protocol information form the Foreign Ministry at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 April 2015) (in Finnish)
Finnish Wikisource has original text related to this article: Suomen tasavallan arvojärjestys [Finnish order of precedence]
