The Left Youth (''Vasemmistonuoret'' in
Finnish, ''Vänsterunga'' in
Swedish) is a political youth organization in
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It is considered the youth wing of the
Left Alliance, but it is not officially affiliated with the party - members of the Left Youth are not automatically members of the Left Alliance.
The organization was founded in 1944. Until 1998, it was known as the Finnish Democratic Youth League (SDNL, ''Suomen demokraattinen nuorisoliitto'') and until 1990 it served as the youth organization of the now-defunct
Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). SDNL was a founding member of
World Federation of Democratic Youth, but its main international frame used to be the
European Network of Democratic Young Left until its dissolution.
[https://de-de.facebook.com/Endyl-European-Network-of-Democratic-Young-Left-143775598983791/ post of March 22nd 2016 ]
Chairpersons
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Pinja Vuorinen 2022-2025
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Liban Sheikh 2020–2021
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Hanna-Marilla Zidan 2017–2019
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Anni Ahlakorpi 2015–2017
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Li Andersson 2011–2015
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Dan Koivulaakso 2009–2011
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Jussi Saramo 2005–2009
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Paavo Arhinmäki 2001–2005
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Sanna-Kaisa Cortés Téllez 1997–2001
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Marjo Katajisto 1995–1997
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Marko Autio 1991–1995
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Leena Ruotsalainen 1987–1991
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Rauno Merisaari 1985–1988
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Harri Moisio 1982–1985
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Markku Kärkkäinen 1976–1982
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Pekka Saarnio 1970–1976
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Ossi Sjöman 1964–1970
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Anna-Liisa Tiekso-Isaksson 1955–1964
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Markus Kainulainen 1952–1955
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Toivo Karppinen 1947–1952
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Yrjö Ahomaa 1945–1947
References
External links
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Finnish People's Democratic League
Left Alliance (Finland)
Youth wings of Party of the European Left member parties
Youth wings of political parties in Finland
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