Father of The House - Finland

Finland

Note: this is a list of longest-serving Finnish MPs; however, before the election of the Speaker, the Finnish Parliament is chaired by the oldest MP, not the longest-serving one.

• Kyösti Kallio (first elected 1907) -1937
• Kalle Lohi (first elected 1909) 1937-1945
• Miina Sillanpää (first elected 1907, re-elected 1914, 1919 and 1936) 1945-1948
• Jussi Tolonen (first elected 1914, re-elected 1919 and 1927) 1948-1951
• John Österholm (first elected 1919) 1951-1960
• Viljo Rantala (first elected 1922) 1960-1962
• Karl-August Fagerholm (first elected 1930) 1962-1966
• Eino Raunio (first elected 1939) 1966-1970
• Hertta Kuusinen (first elected 1945) 1970-1972
• Johannes Virolainen (first elected 1945) 1972-1983
• Veikko Vennamo (first elected 1945, re-elected 1966) 1983-1987
• Johannes Virolainen (re-elected 1987) 1987-1991
• Henrik Westerlund (first elected 1966) 1991-1995
• Pertti Salolainen (first elected 1970) 1995-1996
• Håkan Malm (first elected 1975) 1996-1999
• Paavo Väyrynen (first elected 1970, re-elected 1999) 1999
• Esko-Juhani Tennilä (first elected 1975) 1999-2011
• Ilkka Kanerva (first elected 1975) 2011-