The Green League, (Finnish: Vihreä liitto [ˈʋihreæ ˈliːtːo], Vihr; Swedish: Gröna förbundet [ˈɡrøːnɑ fœrˈbʉndet]; Northern Sami: Ruoná lihttu; Inari Sami: Ruánáá litto; Skolt Sami: Ruânn lett) shortened to the Greens, (Finnish: Vihreät; Swedish: de Gröna)[2] is a green political party in Finland.

[9] Originally split on whether Finland should join the European Union, the Green League adopted a pro-European stance.

Despite small losses in the 1995 election, Pekka Haavisto joined Paavo Lipponen's first cabinet, which was composed of a "rainbow" coalition.

The party slowly rose in popularity between 1995 and 2007, winning a total of 15 seats, and joined the centre-led Vanhanen II cabinet.

In the 2011 election, the party suffered significant losses, dropping to ten seats, but remained in government.

It provided harsh criticism regarding the policies of the conservative Sipilä cabinet on financial support for economically well-off companies, Fortum's purchase of Uniper, and the expedited process of constitution-changing surveillance laws.

[19] The Green League received 7.3% of the vote, and gained two additional seats in the 1999 election, raising the total to 11.

At the municipal level, the Greens are an important force in the politics of the main cities of Finland.

The Greens are weaker in rural area and especially in municipalities that experience high levels of outward migration.

[23] After taking a month of sick leave due to exhaustion in September 2018, Aalto soon announced that he was resigning from his post, citing depression and fatigue.

[27] However, as the Greens suffered an election defeat, Ohisalo announced that she would not seek another term as chairman.

The party is also distinct in its opposition against universal male conscription and wants to opt for a gender-neutral, selective version.

[33] In September 2021, the party voted to pass an internal motion supporting the legalisation and regulation of cannabis in Finland.

It thus became the first party in Finland's Parliament to publicly state support for cannabis being legalised in the country.

[34][35][36] Parliamentarian and former MEP Heidi Hautala was a candidate in the presidential elections in 2000 and 2006, taking approximately a 3.5% share of votes in the first round in each.