[2][3] It advocated the importance of the (West) Frisian language, culture and sports.

The Frisian movement has links with the reformed Anti-Revolutionary Party; however, in the 1962 provincial elections, it claimed that Frisian interests were less important than Dutch national interests.

The FNP is a nationalist party which advocates a federal political system in which Frisians get more autonomy or independence.

[1] According to a survey of 554 party members done by the European Policies Research Centre at the University of Strathclyde in 2009, 5.05% of members identified as far-left on the political spectrum, 13.9% as left-wing, 28.16% as centre-left, 17.51% as centrist, 14.98% as centre-right, 7.4% as right-wing, and 2.53% as far-right, with 10.47% unsure.

The party's electorate is limited to Friesland, where it dominates in the Western and North-Eastern part of the mainland of the province.