Small Peasants' Party of Finland

Small Peasants' Party of Finland was established in 1959. The founders of the party were members of the Agrarian League. The leader of the party, Veikko Vennamo, resided as the head of The Department of Housing and Land Reform with relations to the Carelian refugees after the Continuation war. Vennamos skisma with his own party started when V. J. Sukselainen was elected the chairman of the Agrarian League.

Small Peasants' Party of Finland

Suomen Pientalonpoikien Puolue
Founded1959, 1966– The Rural Party of Finland
Dissolved1995 (de facto)
2003 (de jure)
HeadquartersHelsinki
IdeologyNordic agrarianism
European affiliationNone
International affiliationNone
European Parliament groupNone

Ideologically the split began in December, 1957, when Mr. Paavo Ojalehto from Northern Finland wrote a letter to the board of the members of the Agrarian League claiming, that the party secretary of the Agrarian League, Mr. Arvo Korsimo did not meet the traditional moral values and did not appreciate chastity. The only member supporting Ojalehto's claim was Veikko Vennamo. Vennamo was not allowed to take part in party the parliamentary group of the Agragian League in the parliament of Finland for a set period of time in 1958. Suomen Pientalonpoikien puolue was registered in the end of 1958. The only MP of the party was Veikko Vennamo.[1]

As Johannes Virolainen succeeded Vieno Johannes Sukselainen as the chairman of the Agrarian League and had the name of the Agrarian League changed to Center Party (Keskustapuolue) in 1965 to meet better the needs of the sons and daughters of the farmers, who sought work in the cities, towns and boroughs as an alternative to the emigration to Sweden. The Small Peasants Party of Finland emphasized its position of defending the small peasants agriculture on its behalf.

In 1966 the party was renamed The Rural Party of Finland. It declared bankruptcy in 2003. Four supporters of the Rural Party of Finland, including Timo Soini and Raimo Vistbacka, established the True Finns. The decision to establish this new party was made in a sauna in the village of Kalmari in the town of Saarijärvi.[2]

Election results

Parliamentary elections
YearMPsVotesShare of votes
1962049,7732.2%

Local council (municipal) elections
YearCouncillorsVotesShare of votes
196035952,5242.7%
196430,6831.4%

Sources
  1. Mattiantero.puheenvuoro.uusisuomi.fi
  2. Kalmarinkyla.net


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