Left Youth (Finland)

The Left Youth
Vasemmistonuoret
Chairperson Anni Ahlakorpi
Founded 1944 (1944)
Headquarters Helsinki, Finland
Ideology Democratic socialism
Eco-socialism
Mother party Left Alliance
European affiliation European Network of Democratic Young Left (ENDYL)
Magazine Libero
Website
vasemmistonuoret.fi

The Left Youth (Vasemmistonuoret in Finnish, Vänsterunga in Swedish) is a political youth organization in Finland. It is considered the youth wing of the Left Alliance, but it is not officially affiliated with the party - members of the Left Youth are not automatically members of the Left Alliance.

The organization was founded in 1944. Until 1998, it was known as the Finnish Democratic Youth League (SDNL, Suomen demokraattinen nuorisoliitto) and until 1990 it served as the youth organization of the now-defunct Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). SDNL was a founding member of World Federation of Democratic Youth, but now its main international frame is European Network of Democratic Young Left.

Chairpersons

  • Anni Ahlakorpi 2015-
  • Li Andersson 20112015
  • Dan Koivulaakso 20092011
  • Jussi Saramo 20052009
  • Paavo Arhinmäki 20012005
  • Sanna-Kaisa Cortés Téllez 19972001
  • Marjo Katajisto 19951997
  • Marko Autio 19911995
  • Leena Ruotsalainen 19871991
  • Rauno Merisaari 19851988
  • Harri Moisio 19821985
  • Markku Kärkkäinen 19761982
  • Pekka Saarnio 19701976
  • Ossi Sjöman 19641970
  • Anna-Liisa Tiekso-Isaksson 19551964
  • Markus Kainulainen 19521955
  • Toivo Karppinen 19471952
  • Yrjö Ahomaa 19451947

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