Vasemmistoliitto (Left Alliance)
EU RANK: 24 (Tier 1: Top Performance)
Vasemmistoliitto is a left-wing party combining democratic socialist, feminist and eco-social policy priorities, with a strong focus on labour rights, inequality, and anti-austerity politics. In the 2023 parliamentary election it won 7.1% and 11 seats; in 2024, Li Andersson returned to frontline leadership politics, reinforcing the party’s urban and youth appeal. Its electorate is concentrated in cities and among voters prioritising social justice, public services and workers’ protections.
Disinformation and alternative media
Left Alliance maintains a party-organ tradition through Kansan Uutiset (JSN-listed), but its broader influence is still primarily routed through mainstream media, civil society networks and digital campaigning rather than fringe outlets. Disinformation/alternative media risk is low.
Foreign influence and external alignments
The party’s external alignments are rooted in standard European democratic politics; there is no evidence in the provided research of organisational or financial dependence on hostile foreign states. Foreign influence DMI risk is low.
Media capture, advertising and public service media
While the party has a legacy press organ, there is no indication of major media-asset capture strategies or systemic attempts to politicise public service media. Finland’s institutional safeguards and self-regulation further constrain capture pathways. Media capture, advertising and PSB-control DMI risk is low.
Corruption, litigation and institutional integrity
Party finance in Finland is regulated by disclosure rules and audited by NAOF; systemic audits highlight documentation shortcomings but limited major violations. In the litigation record, a prominent Left Alliance figure received a court fine for vandalism (a misconduct case rather than an organisational corruption pattern). DMI corruption and institutional integrity risk is low.
Press freedom, harassment and treatment of media
The party generally supports press freedom and engages the media within democratic norms; no consistent pattern of harassment or delegitimisation is evident. Press freedom and harassment DMI risk is low.
| Dimension | Risk level | Short justification |
|---|---|---|
| Disinformation & alternative media | Low | Party organ exists, but influence mainly via mainstream + digital channels; no fringe-media ecosystem. Finland_Party_Media_Ties_Analys… |
| Foreign influence & external alignments | Low | No evidence of hostile-state ties in the research base. Finland_Political_Parties_2025 |
| Media capture & advertising / PSB control | Low | No major capture pattern; strong Finnish oversight environment. Finland_Party_Media_Ties_Analys… |
| Corruption & institutional integrity risk | Low | NAOF oversight; litigation includes isolated misconduct case, not systemic corruption. |
| Press freedom & harassment of media | Low | No systematic harassment; normal democratic engagement with press. |