Finnish Reform Movement

Finnish Reform Movement
Korjausliike
ChairpersonPetri Roininen[1]
FoundersSampo Terho
Timo Soini
Founded13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)
Dissolved11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)
Split fromFinns Party
HeadquartersHelsinki[2]
Youth wingSiniset Nuoret [fi][3]
Women's wingSiniset Naiset [fi][4]
Membership (2018)c. 700[5]
IdeologyEconomic liberalism
National conservatism
Political positionRight-wing
European affiliationEuropean Conservatives and Reformists Party (until 2022)
Colors  Orange
Website
www.korjausliike.fi
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The Finnish Reform Movement (Finnish: Korjausliike, abbr. Korj), previously known as Blue Reform (Finnish: Sininen tulevaisuus/Siniset), was a Finnish conservative political party.

It was founded by the 19 MPs who left the Finns Party on 13 June 2017 in protest against Jussi Halla-aho having been elected party leader. The new parliamentary group of these defectors was initially called New Alternative (Finnish: Uusi vaihtoehto, UV; Swedish: Nytt alternativ, NA).[6] A new name for the party was announced on 19 June.[7] The association of this name was officially registered on 3 July 2017.[2]

The party was chaired by Sampo Terho, the Minister for European Affairs, Culture and Sport, until June 2019.[8] It also included all the other cabinet ministers who were previously members of the Finns Party: Timo Soini, Jussi Niinistö, Jari Lindström and Pirkko Mattila. It was one of the three parties that made up the Sipilä Cabinet until its resignation on 8 March 2019.

It lost all seats in the 2019 election. In April 2022, it changed its name to the Finnish Reform Movement.[citation needed] The party was de-registered in 2023 after failing to win seats in two consecutive parliamentary elections,[9] and dissolved itself two months later.[10]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference kauppalehti was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b AssociationNet[permanent dead link] Finnish Patent and Registration Office. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ Lassi, Teija (11 December 2017). "Siniset sai oman nuorisojärjestön: Sinisten Nuorten johtoon 22-vuotias opiskelija Tiina Ahva". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Savo-Karjalan Siniset Naiset ry perustettiin". Kotiseutu-uutiset.com (in Finnish). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ Vento, Heikki (13 April 2018). "Tulevaisuus mustana". Suomen Kuvalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Hallitus on jatkamassa Uusi vaihtoehto -ryhmän kanssa – Ryhmän johtajat syyttivät Ylellä halla-aholaisia "kaappauksesta" ja sopimattomista käsitervehdyksistä". Helsingin Sanomat. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Nyt se selvisi: Uudesta vaihtoehdosta tulee Sininen tulevaisuus -puolue". Uusi Suomi. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Sininen tulevaisuus perussuomalaisista loikanneiden uuden puolueen nimi". Turun Sanomat. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Yhdeksän puoluetta poistettu puoluerekisteristä". Vaalit.fi (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Korjausliike on lopettanut toimintansa" (in Finnish). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.