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- Sauli Niinistö (born August 24, 1948, Salo, Finland) is a Finnish lawyer and politician who became Finland ’s first conservative head of state since the 1950s when he was elected president in 2012. He easily won reelection in 2018 and oversaw the accession of Finland to NATO in 2023.
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Niinistö was the NCP candidate in the 2012 presidential election, defeating Pekka Haavisto of the Green League (VIHR) with 62.6% of the vote in the decisive second round. Niinistö assumed office on 1 March 2012; he is the first NCP president since Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who left office in 1956.
May 7, 2024 · Sauli Niinistö (born August 24, 1948, Salo, Finland) is a Finnish lawyer and politician who became Finland’s first conservative head of state since the 1950s when he was elected president in 2012. He easily won reelection in 2018 and oversaw the accession of Finland to NATO in 2023.
Sauli Niinistö was Chairman of the National Coalition Party from 1994 to 2001. In addition to domestic politics, he was Chairman of the European Democrat Union (EDU), with a membership of center-right parties from almost all European countries, from 1998 to 2002.
Learn about the life and career of Sauli Niinistö, who served as the 12th President of Finland from 2012 to 2024. He was a lawyer, politician, diplomat, and sports leader, and received many honors and awards.
Aug 4, 2019 · Niinistö was the NCP candidate in the 2012 presidential election, defeating Pekka Haavisto of the Green League (VIHR) with 62.6% of the vote in the decisive second round. Niinistö assumed office on 1 March 2012; he is the first NCP president since Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who left office in 1956.
Jan 3, 2012 · Learn about the life and career of Sauli Niinistö, the current President of Finland since 2012. Find out his education, political offices, publications, honorary degrees and other achievements.
Sauli Niinistö served two full terms as the 12th President of the Republic of Finland from 2012 to 2024.
