Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP/RKP)

EU RANK: 42 (Tier 2: High Performance)

SFP/RKP is a social-liberal, centrist party whose core mission is to represent Finland’s Swedish-speaking minority and defend bilingual public institutions, minority rights and an EU-friendly policy line. In the 2023 parliamentary election it won 4.3% and 9 seats, and it remains a frequent coalition participant, including in the current Orpo-led government. Its electorate is concentrated in Swedish-speaking regions and urban Finland-Swedish communities, with strong institutional linkages across Swedish-language civil society.

Disinformation and alternative media

SFP does not rely on fringe outlets; its communications are strongly embedded in Swedish-language institutional networks and mainstream Sweden-Finnish media environments. The party has a member magazine, but its influence more often runs through community institutions, Swedish-language newsrooms, and standard digital campaigning. Disinformation/alternative media risk is low.

Foreign influence and external alignments

SFP is consistently pro-EU and aligned with liberal democratic party families and Nordic cooperation. There is no evidence in the provided research of hostile foreign-state influence. Foreign influence DMI risk is low.

Media capture, advertising and public service media

SFP does not own major Swedish-language mainstream outlets; rather, it operates within a Swedish-language media ecosystem that is institutionally distinct but not party-controlled. Its role in coalition governance is primarily policy-driven; Finland’s PSB governance model and self-regulatory environment constrain direct capture. Media capture, advertising and PSB-control DMI risk is low.

Corruption, litigation and institutional integrity

Finland’s party finance regime includes strict disclosure thresholds and auditing; within disclosed private support totals, SFP’s central organisation stands out structurally as a large recipient in the transparency register over time, reflecting a well-developed affiliated support ecosystem rather than documented illegality. Audits system-wide have identified documentation gaps and retroactive corrections, but major violations remain uncommon. DMI corruption and institutional integrity risk is low to moderate, primarily due to the scale/complexity of support networks rather than evidence of wrongdoing.

Press freedom, harassment and treatment of media

SFP generally operates within Finland’s press-freedom consensus and does not show a pattern of harassment or delegitimisation. Press freedom and harassment DMI risk is low.

Dimension	Risk level	Short justification
Disinformation & alternative media	Low	Mainstream Swedish-language ecosystem + standard digital campaigning; no fringe-media infrastructure.
Foreign influence & external alignments	Low	Pro-EU liberal alignment; no hostile-state ties evidenced.
Media capture & advertising / PSB control	Low	No major media ownership; strong Finnish governance constraints.
Corruption & institutional integrity risk	Low–Moderate	Large and complex support ecosystem in disclosures; system has audit-corrections, but few major violations.
Press freedom & harassment of media	Low	No systematic harassment; democratic norms in media relations.