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Petteri Orpo

Prime Minister of Finland, 2023 to present

Leader of the National Coalition Party who took office in 2023, soon after Finland joined NATO.

Petteri Orpo sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning free market on economy and leaning strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Petteri Orpo sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Petteri Orpo

David Cameron UK Prime Minister, 2010 to 201691%Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece, 2019 to present90%Ulf Kristersson Prime Minister of Sweden, 2022 to present (caretaker since September 2026)88%Dwight D. Eisenhower US President, 1953 to 196184%Luís Montenegro Prime Minister of Portugal, 2024 to present84%Kristen Michal Prime Minister of Estonia, 2024 to present84%

Leaders furthest from Petteri Orpo

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement14%Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army20%Vladimir Lenin Head of the Soviet government, 1917 to 192421%

Political views closest to Petteri Orpo

Fiscal conservatismPrioritizes low taxes, balanced budgets and limited public debt.78%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…78%NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…75%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Lauri Heikkinen, valtioneuvoston kanslia, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.