Seven Star Movement

Seven Star Movement
Finnish nameSeitsemän tähden liike
Swedish nameSjustjärnerörelsen
Abbreviationtl[1]
PresidentPaavo Väyrynen
SecretarySeppo Hauta-aho
Founded2018 (2018)
Dissolved2023 (2023)
Split fromCitizens' Party
HeadquartersHelsinki
IdeologyEuroscepticism
Nationalism
Alkionism
Decentralization
Political positionCentre-right
Seven Star Movement campaigning for the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election

Seven Star Movement (Finnish: Seitsemän tähden liike,[2] Swedish: Sjustjärnerörelsen[3]) was a Finnish political party founded in 2018. The party was founded by Paavo Väyrynen, its president and only MP, after he was ousted from his previous party, Citizens' Party. The Seven Star Movement shut down its activities after the 2019 European Parliament election and was de-registered in 2023 after failing to win seats in two consecutive parliamentary elections.[4]

  1. ^ Siippainen, Aapo (2 January 2019). "Paavo Väyrynen lähtee eduskuntavaaleihin – paljasti nyt vaalipiirin ja kovan tavoitteen". Helsingin Uutiset. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ Ruokangas, Perttu (16 November 2018). "Väyrynen ei ehdolle EU-vaaleihin, eduskuntavaaliehdokkuus 'mahdollista'". Yle News (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Paavo Väyrynens nya parti infördes i partiregistret". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Yhdeksän puoluetta poistettu puoluerekisteristä". Vaalit.fi (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.