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Finnish prime ministerPolitics1930–2004

Kalevi Sorsa

Finnish social democratic prime minister, Sorsa expanded public services and social protection, promoted agreements among government, unions and employers, and combined European trade integration with Cold War neutrality.

Closest spectrum
Left
Closest ideology
Social-Developmentalism
Closest personality
Enrico Berlinguer
Portrait of Kalevi Sorsa
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Political topics

Profile across mindedfolk

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal40%
    Unitary60%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy82%
    Autocracy18%
  • Power

    Balanced
    Security51%
    Liberty49%
  • Immigration

    Leaning · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation36%
    Multiculturalism65%
  • Nationalism

    Leaning · Internationalist
    Internationalist72%
    Nationalist28%
  • Economy

    Strong · Public
    Public76%
    Private24%
  • Free market

    Leaning · Planning
    Planning58%
    Free market42%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Irreligious
    Irreligious70%
    Religious30%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive63%
    Traditionalist37%
  • Technology

    Balanced
    Technology54%
    Biology46%

What sets Kalevi Sorsa apart

Most unusual position

Morality

Kalevi Sorsa leans further toward progressive than 75% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 39Kalevi Sorsa 63

Of all the topics, Morality is where Kalevi Sorsa stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Free market

On Free market, Kalevi Sorsa sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 56Kalevi Sorsa 58

Here they share common ground with most personalities.