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|seats2_title = European Parliament |seats2 = |seats3_title = Municipalities |seats3 = | colours = Red | website = (http://www.sdp.fi ) | country = Finland }} The Social Democratic Party of Finland ((フィンランド語:Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue), SDP, colloquially ''demarit''; (スウェーデン語:Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti)) is one of the four major political parties in Finland, along with the National Coalition Party, The Finns Party and the Centre Party. Antti Rinne is the party's current chair. The party has been represented in the Finnish cabinet for long periods, and has set many fundamental policies of the Finnish state. The party is currently in the opposition. The party's ideology is social democracy. The SDP has a close relationship with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), and is a member of the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists. In the early 20th century, the SDP commanded some 40% of the vote, but after the Finnish Civil War of 1918, Communists split from the party to form the Communist Party of Finland. After that, the SDP has usually commanded 20–29% of the total votes in those elections that Communists or their fronts have been allowed to contest. There was an uninterrupted 30-year period of social democratic presidents between 1982 and 2012. In the 2007 parliamentary election, SDP received 21.4 percent of the vote and lost 8 seats. In the 2008 municipal elections, the party continued its decline with the largest drop since 1960.〔(Suosio putosi alemmaksi kuin vuosikymmeniin: Sdp ja keskusta romahtivat vahvoilla kannatusalueillaan ). Turun Sanomat. 28.10.2008〕 In the latest parliamentary election, in 2011, the party received 19.1 percent of the vote and lost another three seats, giving it 42 seats. This was the party's worst result in parliamentary elections in terms of popular support, but in the 2015 election the party sank further still with 16.5 percent of the vote and 34 seats. Despite the fact that the word ''sosiaali'' in modern Finnish has a long ''a'', the name of this party is officially spelt in an old-fashioned way with a short ''a'', for historical reasons. == Ideology and voter base == The party calls itself "a modern, centre left party" with "progressive" ideals.〔()〕 The first value that the party uses to describe itself is "a fair society". The party states that "A society without fairness, is a society without meaning. Success, opportunity and freedom must be open to all people, and society should reward hard work and fair-play – not greed, status or chance. The measure of people should be their respect for others, not their wealth and background or characteristics such as race, sexuality or gender." The second value that the party uses to describe itself is "a supportive state". The party states that "States should not decide how people live their lives, but they can give people the power to choose for themselves. The state should not be an authority above citizens, but a solid base below them - on which they can build their lives with the services and security they need to pursue their dreams." The third value that the party uses to describe itself is "a sustainable future". The party states that "We cannot ignore the great problems of tomorrow, for the small benefits of today. Environmental damage, reckless economic activity and a weakening of social care all pose threats to the future of our country and our world. An active state and international cooperation must be the tools with which we build a sustainable future."〔()〕 The party has supported bans on Sunday shopping. In 2008, only two-fifths of the party's voters wanted it to be legal for grocery stores to serve customers on Sundays and only a third wanted it to be legal for other shops to serve customers on Sundays.〔TNS: Kauppojen aukiolotutkimus 9/2008〕〔Suomen Kuvalehti: Kauppojen aukiolo: Monen kansanedustajan mieli muuttui (November 18, 2009)〕 The party opposes NATO membership. In the 2015 parliamentary election, 91% of SDP candidates opposed NATO membership - only the Left Alliance was more opposed to NATO membership. The SDP has long advocated policies to prevent foreigners from working in Finland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Comparative European Politics )〕 In the 2015 parliamentary election, only True Finns had higher share of candidates opposed to easing of work-based immigration. The party opposed economic reforms in the 2011 parliamentary election and in the subsequent government program negotiations. The party maintains close relationship with trade union leaders. The party has strongly opposed social welfare reforms that would reduce the role of earnings-related unemployment benefits. The government pays them to recipients through financial middlemen that are almost all trade unions. Most SDP members are over 60 years old.〔(Puoluetoiminta jäänyt häviölle kilvassa ihmisten ajankäytöstä ) Turun Sanomat 23.3.2008〕 Approximately 60% of the members are men.〔(Kokoomus, vihreät ja perussuomalaiset kasvattavat jäsenmääriään ) Helsingin Sanomat 2.8.2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Social Democratic Party of Finland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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