Center-right party that represents the Swedish minority residing in the Southwest and South of Finland, identifying it as Finland's only major regional party. Party was born as a result of 'Svekomania', a Swedish identity movement in Finland which began in the 1870s. The movement sprung the Swedish Party, which changed its name to the Swedish People's Party of Finland (Svenska folkpartiet i Finland, SFP) in 1906. Party supports nationalizing bilingualism (Swedish and Finnish), closer ties to Sweden and cooperation among the Nordic nations. Party has been chaired since June 12, 2016 by former Justice Minister, Vaasa constituency MP and current Minister of Education (since June 20, 2023) Anna-Maja Henriksson [Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP); Swedish: Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP)].
