in Finland, the threshold of the minister’s dismissal is considered high.

the Independent Finland’s 102-year history to accommodate the informal assessment, a total of 17, as the minister of a divorce or separation, where the background is any other reason as the minister himself volunteering.

in All, the minister has resigned significantly more often, but then it has been, for example, the transition to another position, or even disease.

the Unofficial tabulation the according to the ministerial differences have occurred once or twice in a decade. The 1980s did not hit any of the minister’s dismissal.

in the Past three decades, the pace seems a bit condensed since the 1990s and the 2000s fired three ministers. In this decade, which is remaining more than a month, the difference between to encourage the two.

Independence began decades all divorced ministers were men, which is understandable, as the year of the 1956 by the woman had been a minister in only six (you move to another service).

first separated from the women ministers was the SDP Arja Alho , which had in 1997 to leave the second minister for finance, the mission of the so-called Sundqvist thing for.

after That is separated by a total of six ministers, of whom four are women.

the Prime minister has been forced to leave his mission two times. In 1961, the V. J. suksela quality first convicted official of a crime, then released, but he could no longer return to the prime minister for the task. In 2003, the Anneli Jäätteenmäki the difference between your so-called Irakgate scandal as a result.

Also Heidi Hautala tripped over the owner control

first contrary to the will of a divorced minister was a general Bruno Jalander , which in 1923 had to leave the minister of defence tasks vakolilutapauksen due.

the 1930s, the only minister of the difference occurred just before the second world war began. The then foreign minister of Rudolf Holsti reviews the league of Nations assembly in 1938, the Adolf Hitler and was allowed to leave.

Also the following ministers of the difference was related to Germany – minister for social policy K. A. Fagerholm made in 1943 sacked after criticising the German occupation of Norway.

after the War years called danger years, to a large extent, therefore, that the interior minister was a communist, George Town and fear was in Finland’s end up into the Soviet union. Leino economic direction of the Soviet union, however, deteriorated and he was expelled from the minister of his mission in 1948.

the 1950s hit, one case, which led to the two minister’s resignation. A number of ministers had been granted government subsidies to the bankruptcy of advanced drainage pipe firm. One of the ministers was all in addition to the company’s shareholders. Research Jukka Exact is supposed to this “salaputki thing” rötösherrojen the history of the beginning.

since the 1960s, the only ministerial resignation on the prime minister. V. J. Suksela going on in 1961 to leave the mission office of the criminal court due. Suksela of finally released suýytteistä, but he could no longer return to the prime minister for the task.

Also in the 1970s coincides with the one case. Trade and teollisuusministerui Jussi Linnamo was forced to resign in Zavidovo-bleeding in the aftermath. Case joined the president Urho Kekkonen and had his long his presidency only to the minister the separation.

the 1980s was peaceful, not a single minister’s dismissal.

Anneli Jäätteenmäki leave resignations Tarja Halonen gold beach in 2003.Timo Jakonen / EPA

in the early 1990s the then minister for trade and industry Remote juha’s house out your crew own and other people’s money and end up in the realm of court. John house was condemned and he resigned from the minister’s task.

back to the ‘ 90s hit are also Arja Alhon as well as the ministry of Matti Aura differences.

2002 minister of culture Suvi Linden was forced to resign when it was revealed that he had been granted government subsidies of the golf course, where he was a partner.

the Following year it was the turn maybe it’s dramatic ministerial resignation: prime minister, just a couple of months have been Anneli Jäätteenmäki submitted my resignation to the presidential summer residence kultaranta in. The background was the parliamentary election campaign made use of the secret foreign ministry material.

In 2008 Ilkka Kanerva the forced resignation of secretary of state text messages our scores because.

the Two last to resign to the minister to have stumbled on state ownership steering. Heidi Hautala was forced in 2013 to resign, when he was involved in the state-owned company Arctic Shipping and Greenpeace conflict. State company the post of labour disputes, in turn, will lead today the owner of the control the minister of Sirpa Paatero to get rid of.

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