Year of resignation
|
Post
|
Minister
|
Cabinet
|
Party affiliation
|
Reason
|
Successor
|
Party affiliation
|
1918
|
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
|
Kyösti Kallio[1]
|
Paasikivi I
|
Agrarian League
|
resigned because of the government's royalist policy
|
Uuno Brander
|
National Progressive Party
|
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
|
E. Y. Pehkonen[2]
|
Successor was not appointed
|
1923
|
Minister of Defence
|
Bruno Jalander[3]
|
Kallio I
|
Non-partisan
|
spying scandal
|
Vilho Nenonen
|
Non-partisan
|
1933
|
Minister of Justice
|
Hugo Malmberg[4][5]
|
Kivimäki
|
Swedish People's Party
|
was appointed president of Vaasa Court of Appeal
|
Eric J. Serlachius
|
Swedish People's Party
|
1936
|
Minister of Justice
|
Eric J. Serlachius[6]
|
Swedish People's Party left the government because of the controversial language of the University of Helsinki
|
Emil Jatkola
|
Edistyspuolue
|
Deputy Minister of Finance
|
Rolf Witting[6]
|
Tyko Reinikka
|
Agrarian League
|
1938
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
Rudolf Holsti[7]
|
Cajander III
|
National Progressive Party
|
Citicized Adolf Hitler at the League of Nations Assembly of the Foreign Ministers' Meeting
|
Väinö Voionmaa
|
Social Democratic Party
|
1939
|
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
|
Oskari Reinikainen[8]
[9]
|
Cajander III
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Was appointed as Director of the Medical Board chief executive officer.
|
Successor was not appointed
|
1941
|
Minister of the Interior
|
Ernst von Born[10]
|
Rangell
|
Swedish People's Party
|
objected to the Karelian refugees resettlement in the Swedish-speaking regions
|
Toivo Horelli
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister of People's Service
|
Väinö Kotilainen[11][12]
|
Non-partisan
|
Was appointed as East Karelia military administration commander
|
Väinö Arola
|
Agrarian League
|
1943
|
Minister of Social Affairs
|
Karl-August Fagerholm[13][14]
|
Linkomies
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Citicized German occupation in Norway
|
Aleksi Aaltonen
|
Social Democratic Party
|
1945
|
Deputy Minister of Social Affairs
|
Pekka Heikkinen[15]
|
Ryti II
|
Agrarian League
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Kuopio Province
|
Viljami Kalliokoski
|
Agrarian League
|
Eero A. Wuori[16][17]
|
Paasikivi III
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Was appointed as Finnish Ambassador to the United Kingdom
|
Eino Kilpi
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Minister of Finance
|
Sakari Tuomioja[18]
|
Kekkonen III
|
National Progressive Party
|
Was appointed as Governor of Bank of Finland
|
Ralf Törngren
|
Swedish People's Party
|
1948
|
Minister of the Interior
|
Yrjö Leino[19]
|
Pekkala
|
People's Democratic League
|
a motion of censure of Parliament
|
Eino Kilpi
|
People's Democratic League
|
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
|
Reinhold Svento[20]
|
Was appointed as Finnish Ambassador to Switzerland
|
Aarre Simonen
|
Social Democratic Party
|
1949
|
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works
|
Erkki Härmä[21]
|
Fagerholm I
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Turku and Pori Province
|
Uuno Takki
|
Minister of Social Affairs
|
Valdemar Liljeström[22]
|
personal reasons; traveled on the train under heave influence of alcohol beveriges
|
Tyyne Leivo-Larsson
|
1950
|
Deputy Minister of Interior
|
Lauri Riikonen[23]
|
Kekkonen I
|
Agrarian League
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Kuopio Province
|
Johannes Virolainen
|
Agrarian League
|
1953
|
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
|
Matti Lepistö[24]
|
Kekkonen III
|
Social Democratic Party
|
because of political scandal
|
Taavi Vilhula
|
Minister of Transport and Public Works
|
Onni Peltonen[24][25]
|
Eemil Huunonen
|
Social Democratic Party
|
1957
|
Minister of Finance
|
Nils Meinander[26]
|
Sukselainen I
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Swedish People's Party left the government because of the state financial crisis
|
Esa Kaitila
|
People's Party
|
Deputy of Minister of Agriculture
|
Bertel Lindh[26]
|
Matti Lepistö
|
Sos. Dem. Oppositio
|
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works
|
Torsten Nordström[26]
|
Kustaa Tiitu
|
Agrarian League
|
1958
|
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
|
Martti Miettunen[27]
|
Fagerholm III
|
Agrarian League
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Lapland province
|
Urho Kähönen
|
Agrarian League
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
Johannes Virolainen[28]
[29]
|
International crises between Soviet Union and Finland
|
Karl-August Fagerholm
|
Social Democratic Party
|
1960
|
Minister of the Interior
|
Eino Palovesi[30]
|
Sukselainen I
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Central Finland Province
|
Eemil Luukka
|
Agrarian League
|
1961
|
Minister of Justice
|
Antti Hannikainen[31]
|
Sukselainen II
|
was appointed Chancellor of Justice
|
Pauli Lehtosalo
|
1963
|
Minister of the Interior
|
Eeli Erkkilä[32]
|
Karjalainen I
|
health reasons
|
Niilo Ryhtä
|
Deputy Minister of Finance
|
Onni Koski[32]
|
Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders
(SAK)
|
Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute
|
Johan Otto Söderhjelm
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Minister of Transport and Public Works
|
Onni Närvänen[32]
|
Olavi Lahtela
|
Agrarian League
|
Minister of Social Affairs
|
Olavi Saarinen[32]
|
Kyllikki Pohjala
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister of Finance
|
Osmo P. Karttunen[33]
|
National Coalition Party
|
credibility issue
|
Mauno Jussila
|
Agrarian League
|
1964
|
Minister at Council of State
|
Aarne Nuorvala[34]
|
Lehto
|
Non-partisan
|
was appointed Chancellor of Justice
|
Successor was not appointed
|
1967
|
Minister of the Interior
|
Niilo Ryhtä[35]
|
Paasio I
|
Agrarian League
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Oulu province
|
Martti Viitanen
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Deputy Minister of Social Affairs
|
Esa Timonen[36]
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Northern Savo province
|
Toivo Saloranta
|
Agrarian League
|
Minister of the Interior
|
Martti Viitanen[37]
|
Miettunen II
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Vaasa Province
|
Antero Väyrynen
|
Social Democratic Party
|
1969
|
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works
|
Viljo Virtanen[38]
|
Koivisto I
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Mikkeli Province
|
Veikko Helle
|
1970
|
Minister of the Interior
|
Artturi Jämsén[39]
|
Karjalainen II
|
Centre Party
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Central Finland Province
|
Eino Uusitalo
|
Centre Party
|
1971
|
Minister of Justice
|
Erkki Tuominen[40]
|
People's Democratic League
|
People's Democratic League left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute
|
Mikko Laaksonen
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Minister of Transport
|
Veikko Saarto[40]
|
Kalervo Haapasalo
|
Minister of Social Affairs
|
Anna-Liisa Tiekso[40]
|
Pekka Kuusi
|
1972
|
Ministry of Trade and Industry
|
Grels Teir[41]
|
Sorsa I
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Was appointed as the chief executive officer of the State Treasury
|
Jan-Magnus Jansson
|
Swedish People's Party
|
1973
|
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
|
Erkki Haukipuro[42]
|
Centre Party
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Oulu province
|
Heimo Linna
|
Centre Party
|
Ministry of Trade and Industry
|
Jussi Linnamo[43]
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Zavidovo-scandal
|
Grels Teir
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Deputy Minister of Finance
|
Margit Eskman[44]
|
Paasio II
|
Was appointed as the chief executive officer of the Social Insurance Institution
|
Seija Karkinen
|
Social Democratic Party
|
1974
|
Ministry of Trade and Industry
|
Jan-Magnus Jansson[45]
|
Sorsa I
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Was appointed as the editorial chief of Hufvudstadsbladet
|
Kristian Gestrin
|
Swedish People's Party
|
1976
|
Deputy Minister of Finance
|
Viljo Luukka[46]
|
Miettunen II
|
Non-partisan
|
health reasons
|
Esko Rekola
|
Non-partisan
|
1978
|
Deputy Minister
|
Kristian Gestrin[47]
|
Sorsa II
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Swedish People's Party left the government, as opposed to economic power bill
|
Tuure Salo
|
Liberal People's Party
|
Minister of Education
|
Jaakko Itälä
|
1981
|
Ministry of Trade and Industry
|
Ulf Sundqvist[48]
|
Koivisto II
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Was appointed as the CEO of the National Workers' Savings Bank
|
Pirkko Työläjärvi
|
Social Democratic Party
|
1982
|
Minister of Health and Social Services
|
Jacob Söderman[49]
|
Sorsa III
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Uusimaa Province
|
Eeva Kuuskoski
|
Centre Party
|
Minister of Education
|
Kalevi Kivistö[50]
|
People's Democratic League
|
People's Democratic League left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute
|
Kaarina Suonio
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Minister of Transport
|
Jarmo Wahlström[50]
|
Reino Breilin
|
Minister of Labour
|
Jouko Kajanoja[50]
|
Veikko Helle
|
Deputy Minister of Finance
|
Mauno Forsman[51]
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Was appointed as the CEO of the Finland's Slot Machine Association
|
Jermu Laine
|
Minister of Foreign Trade
|
Esko Rekola[52][53]
|
Non-partisan
|
retired
|
Arne Berner
|
Liberal People's Party
|
1984
|
Minister of Health and Social Services
|
Vappu Taipale[54]
|
Sorsa IV
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Was appointed as the Director of the National Board of Social Institute
|
Matti Puhakka
|
Social Democratic Party
|
1986
|
Minister of Education
|
Kaarina Suonio[55]
|
Was appointed as Deputy Mayor of City of Tampere
|
Pirjo Ala-Kapee
|
Minister of Finance
|
Ahti Pekkala[56]
|
Centre Party
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Oulu province
|
Esko Ollila
|
Centre Party
|
1989
|
Minister of Transport
|
Pekka Vennamo[57]
|
Holkeri
|
Finnish Rural Party
|
Was appointed as the Director of the Post and Telecommunications Authority
|
Raimo Vistbacka
|
Finnish Rural Party
|
Minister of Health and Social Services
|
Helena Pesola[58]
|
National Coalition Party
|
Was appointed as the Director of the National Board of Social Institute
|
Mauri Miettinen
|
National Coalition Party
|
1990
|
Minister of Finance
|
Erkki Liikanen
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Was appointed as the Ambassador to the European Community
|
Matti Louekoski
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Minister of Education
|
Christoffer Taxell
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Was appointed as the CEO of Partek
|
Ole Norrback
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Minister of the Environment
|
Kaj Bärlund
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Was appointed as the Director of the Water and Environment Board
|
Successor was not appointed
|
Minister of Transport
|
Raimo Vistbacka
|
Finnish Rural Party
|
Rural Party left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute
|
Ilkka Kanerva
|
National Coalition Party
|
1992
|
Minister of Health and Social Services
|
Eeva Kuuskoski[7]
|
Aho
|
Centre Party
|
resigned because of budget dispute
|
Jorma Huuhtanen
|
Centre Party
|
Ministry of Trade and Industry
|
Kauko Juhantalo[59]
|
Impeachment
|
Pekka Tuomisto
|
1993
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
Paavo Väyrynen[60]
|
resigned; started the 1994 presidential campaign.
|
Heikki Haavisto
|
Ministry of Trade and Industry
|
Pekka Tuomisto[61]
|
Was appointed as the Director of the National Board of Social Institute
|
Seppo Kääriäinen
|
1994
|
Minister for International Development
|
Toimi Kankaanniemi[62]
|
Christian Democrats
|
Christian Democrats left cabinet because of the government's EC membership vote
|
Successor was not appointed
|
Minister of Justice
|
Hannele Pokka[63]
|
Centre Party
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Lapland province
|
Anneli Jäätteenmäki
|
Centre Party
|
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
|
Martti Pura[64]
|
was appointed as Mayor of Sodankylä
|
Mikko Pesälä
|
1995
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
Heikki Haavisto[65]
|
Fell ill with a brain hemorrhage
|
Paavo Rantanen
|
Non-partisan
|
Minister of Housing
|
Pirjo Rusanen[66]
|
National Coalition Party
|
Became as MEP of the European Parliament
|
Anneli Taina
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister of Defence
|
Elisabeth Rehn[67]
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Became as MEP of the European Parliament
|
Jan-Erik Enestam
|
Swedish People's Party
|
1996
|
Minister of Finance
|
Iiro Viinanen[68]
|
Lipponen I
|
National Coalition Party
|
Was appointed as the CEO of Pohjola Bank
|
Sauli Niinistö
|
National Coalition Party
|
1997
|
Minister of Transport
|
Tuula Linnainmaa[69]
|
Was appointed as Governor of the Uusimaa Province
|
Matti Aura
|
Deputy Minister of Finance
|
Arja Alho[70]
|
Social Democratic Party
|
resigned as accused of financial fraud
|
Jouko Skinnari
|
Social Democratic Party
|
1998
|
Minister of Justice
|
Kari Häkämies[71]
|
National Coalition Party
|
was appointed as Mayor of City of Kuopio
|
Jussi Järventaus
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister of Culture
|
Claes Andersson[72]
|
Left Alliance
|
gave up the chairmanship of the Left Alliance
|
Suvi-Anne Siimes
|
Vasemmistoliitto
|
1999
|
Minister of Transport
|
Matti Aura[73]
|
National Coalition Party
|
Allegations of abuse of power.
|
Kimmo Sasi
|
National Coalition Party
|
2002
|
Minister of the Environment
|
Satu Hassi[74]
|
Lipponen II
|
Greens
|
The Greens left the government because of the nuclear plant decision plan
|
Jouni Backman
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Minister of Social Services
|
Osmo Soininvaara[74]
|
Eva Biaudet
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Minister of Culture
|
Suvi Linden[75]
|
National Coalition Party
|
Allegations of abuse of power.
|
Kaarina Dromberg
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
|
Kalevi Hemilä[76]
|
Non-partisan
|
Was appointed as the CEO of the Food Industry Association
|
Raimo Tammilehto
|
Non-partisan
|
Minister of Transport
|
Olli-Pekka Heinonen[77]
|
National Coalition Party
|
Was appointed as the CEO of the Finnish Broadcasting Company
|
Kimmo Sasi
|
National Coalition Party
|
2003
|
Prime Minister
|
Anneli Jäätteenmäki[78]
|
Jäätteenmäki
|
Centre Party
|
Irakgate-scandal
|
Matti Vanhanen
|
Centre Party
|
2008
|
Minister of Education
|
Sari Sarkomaa[76]
|
Vanhanen II
|
National Coalition Party
|
personal reasons
|
Henna Virkkunen
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
Ilkka Kanerva[79]
|
sexual scandal
|
Alexander Stubb
|
2009
|
Minister of Labour
|
Tarja Cronberg[80]
|
Greens
|
gave up the chairmanship of the Greens
|
Anni Sinnemäki
|
Greens
|
2010
|
Minister of Health and Social Services
|
Sinikka Mönkäre[81]
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Was appointed as the CEO of the Finland's Slot Machine Association
|
Tuula Haatainen
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Prime Minister
|
Matti Vanhanen[82]
|
Centre Party
|
Was appointed as the CEO of the Association of the Family Businesses
|
Mari Kiviniemi
|
Centre Party
|
Minister of Health and Social Services
|
Liisa Hyssälä[83]
|
Was appointed as the Director of the National Board of Social Institute
|
Juha Rehula
|
2012
|
Ministry of Economic Affairs
|
Jyri Häkämies[84]
|
Katainen
|
National Coalition Party
|
Was appointed as the CEO of Confederation of Finnish Industries
|
Jan Vapaavuori
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister of Defence
|
Stefan Wallin[85]
|
Swedish People's Party
|
Swedish People's Party gave up the chairmanship of the Minister and in the same place
|
Carl Haglund
|
Swedish People's Party
|
2013
|
Minister for International Development
|
Heidi Hautala[86]
|
Greens
|
Allegations of abuse of power.
|
Pekka Haavisto
|
Greens
|
2014
|
Minister of Transport
|
Merja Kyllönen[87]
|
Left Alliance
|
Left Alliance left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute
|
Henna Virkkunen
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister of Culture and Sports
|
Paavo Arhinmäki[87]
|
Pia Viitanen
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Prime Minister
|
Jyrki Katainen[88]
|
National Coalition Party
|
Was appointed as the European Commissioner
|
Alexander Stubb
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister of Finance
|
Jutta Urpilainen[89]
|
Social Democratic Party
|
lost of party leadership
|
Antti Rinne
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Transport and Local Government
|
Henna Virkkunen[90]
|
National Coalition Party
|
Became as MEP of the European Parliament
|
Paula Risikko
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister for International Development
|
Pekka Haavisto[91]
|
Stubb
|
Greens
|
The Greens left the government because of the nuclear plant decision plan
|
Sirpa Paatero
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Minister of the Environment
|
Ville Niinistö[91]
|
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
|
National Coalition Party
|
2016
|
Minister of Finance
|
Alexander Stubb[92]
|
Sipilä
|
National Coalition Party
|
lost chairmanship of the National Coalition Party
|
Petteri Orpo
|
National Coalition Party
|
Minister of Health and Social Services
|
Hanna Mäntylä[93]
|
True Finns
|
resigned for family reasons
|
Pirkko Mattila
|
True Finns
|
Ministry of Economic Affairs
|
Olli Rehn[94]
|
Centre Party
|
Was appointed as the member of the Executive Board of the Bank of Finland
|
Mika Lintilä
|
Centre Party
|
2019
|
Minister of Local Government and Ownership Steering
|
Sirpa Paatero[95]
|
Rinne
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Finland postal strike controversy 2019
|
Tytti Tuppurainen (European Affairs and Ownership Steering), Sirpa Paatero (Local Government)
|
Social Democratic Party
|
Prime Minister
|
Antti Rinne[96]
|
lack of confidence
|
Sanna Marin
|
2020
|
Minister of Finance
|
Katri Kulmuni[97]
|
Marin
|
Centre Party
|
coaching paid for with taxpayers' money
|
Matti Vanhanen
|
Centre Party
|
2023
|
Minister of Economic Affairs
|
Vilhelm Junnila[98]
|
Orpo
|
Finns Party
|
far-right links
|
Wille Rydman
|
Finns Party
|