Sipilä’s Government the longest-serving one
On Saturday 1 June, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä’s Government will take the lead as the longest-serving Finnish Government. On 1 June Sipilä’s Government will have been in office for 1,465 days. The term of the two Governments led by Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen lasted for 1,464 days.
On 8 March 2019, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä submitted his Government’s request for resignation to the President of the Republic. His Government will continue in a caretaker capacity until the new Government is appointed.
Finnish Governments ranked by days in office on 1 June 2019 (data retrieved from the Information system on ministers)
Government | number of days in office (top ten)
74. Sipilä | 1 465
66. Lipponen | 1 464
67. Lipponen II | 1 464
64. Holkeri | 1 458
63. Sorsa IV | 1 456
65. Aho | 1 449
69. Vanhanen | 1 396
20. Kivimäki | 1 394
70. Vanhanen II | 1 161
72. Katainen | 1 099