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Petteri Orpo

Prime Minister of Finland, 2023 to present

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Leader of the National Coalition Party who took office in 2023, soon after Finland joined NATO.

Petteri Orpo sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning free market on economy and leaning strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Petteri Orpo sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Petteri Orpo

Realism in foreign policySees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to…98%Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.97%NeoliberalismPromotes markets, privatization, deregulation and free trade as the route to prosperity.96%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…96%

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