Vihreä liitto (Green League)
EU RANK: 3 (Tier 1: Top Performance)
Vihreä liitto is a progressive green party combining climate policy, social liberalism and pro-EU positioning. Led by Sofia Virta since 2023, the party suffered a major setback in the 2023 parliamentary election (7.0%, 13 seats) and has since focused its opposition profile on resisting environmental deregulation and defending social rights. Its core electorate is urban, highly educated, and concentrated in larger cities, with strong appeal among younger voters.
Disinformation and alternative media
The Greens do not operate significant party-owned media today; their historic outlet Vihreä Lanka ended in 2019, and the party’s communications now run mainly through social platforms, newsletters, and mainstream op-eds. A party-adjacent think tank ecosystem contributes policy framing, but there is no evidence of a sustained alternative-media infrastructure comparable to populist parties. Disinformation/alternative media risk is low.
Foreign influence and external alignments
The party is consistently pro-European and aligned with mainstream Western policy frameworks. Available research does not indicate financial or organisational ties to hostile foreign actors; its external alignments are typical for a progressive, EU-integrated party. Foreign influence DMI risk is low.
Media capture, advertising and public service media
The Greens do not own major media assets and rely on standard campaigning channels. Finland’s media governance environment (self-regulation via JSN, ad-free public service broadcasting governance, and tightening EU-level transparency rules) further constrains capture pathways. Media capture, advertising and PSB-control DMI risk is low.
Corruption, litigation and institutional integrity
Finland’s party finance rules require disclosure of significant donations and place oversight with NAOF; the system is audit-heavy, with recurring documentation shortcomings but few major violations. The Greens have faced politically salient accountability episodes (including high-profile constitutional/oversight scrutiny of ministerial conduct), but the pattern does not indicate persistent party-level corruption. DMI corruption and institutional integrity risk is low.
Press freedom, harassment and treatment of media
The party generally positions itself within Finland’s press-freedom consensus and does not show a pattern of delegitimising journalists or encouraging harassment. Press freedom and harassment DMI risk is low.
| Dimension | Risk level | Short justification |
|---|---|---|
| Disinformation & alternative media | Low | No major party-owned outlet; relies on mainstream + digital channels; no strong fringe-media ecosystem. |
| Foreign influence & external alignments | Low | Pro-EU alignment; no evidence of hostile-state ties in available research. |
| Media capture & advertising / PSB control | Low | No major media assets; operates within strong Finnish oversight environment. |
| Corruption & institutional integrity risk | Low | NAOF oversight + audits; no persistent party-level corruption pattern identified. |
| Press freedom & harassment of media | Low | No systematic media intimidation; operates within democratic norms. |