Fairness, choice, climate responsibility. Vihreät - De Gröna - The Greens of Finland
The Greens work for a fair change. Today the world wide green movement is needed more than ever.
Climate change is threatening the future of our environment and our way of life. People's well-being is threatened by changes in working life caused by the global economy.
The green movement is offering a fair and safe solution. We want to leave future generations a world which is in a better condition than it is today.
Background
The party was founded February 28, 1987, and registered as a political party the next year. Political activity had begun already in the early 1980s, when environmental activists, feminists and other active groups began to campaign on Green issues in Finland. In 1995 it was the first European Green party to be part of a state-level Cabinet.
The party was founded as a popular movement. The party still especially stresses openness and democratic decision-making.
SDP in Finland, founded 1899, is a modern, centre left party, which aims to unite the potential of the political system with the hopes and optimism of our progressive ideals.
Our key values include:
* A fair society – A society without fairness, is a society without meaning. Success, opportunity and freedom must be open to all people, and society should reward hard work and fair-play – not greed, status or chance. The measure of people should be their respect for others, not their wealth and background or characteristics such as race, sexuality or gender.
* A supportive state – States should not decide how people live their lives, but they can give people the power to choose for themselves. The state should not be an authority above citizens, but a solid base below them - on which they can build their lives with the services and security they need to pursue their dreams.
* A sustainable future – We cannot ignore the great problems of tomorrow, for the small benefits of today. Environmental damage, reckless economic activity and a weakening of social care all pose threats to the future of our country and our world. An active state and international cooperation must be the tools with which we build a sustainable future.
Keskusta on avoin, uudistava ja tulevaisuuden uskoa vahvistava puolue. Maltillisena ja ihmisiä aatteellisesti yhdistävänä kansanliikkeenä rakennamme ylisukupolvisesti kestävää ja tasa-arvoista yhteiskuntaa. Huolehdimme koko Suomesta ja etsimme myös ratkaisuja ihmiskunnan suuriin haasteisiin.