Governments and ministers since 1917
On this page, you can browse information about the governments of Finland by name, term, number of days in office or Prime Minister’s political party and see whether the government was a majority, minority or caretaker government. Ministers can be organised by name, political party and total number of days as minister. Information is available for all governments of Finland since it gained independence.
Veikko Saarto
Personal details
Date and place of birth: 9.10.1934 Helsinki
Days in office 1997
Ministerial duties
- Koivisto II - Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 26.5.1979 - 19.2.1982 (SKDL)
- Koivisto II - Minister of Transport 26.5.1979 - 19.2.1982 (SKDL)
- Sorsa II - Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 15.5.1977 - 26.5.1979 (SKDL)
- Sorsa II - Minister of Transport 15.5.1977 - 26.5.1979 (SKDL)
- Karjalainen II - Minister of Transport 15.7.1970 - 26.3.1971 (SKDL)