Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Role range: 1987-1991
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Harri Holkeri Biography and Timeline
Follow Harri Holkeri through 5 dated historical records for Finland.
Harri Holkeri, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
5Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1987–1991Years on this page
1987
Rainbow Coalition Takes Office
Harri Holkeri formed a coalition government including the National Coalition Party and Social Democrats. His administration crossed traditional party divisions in Finnish cabinet politics.
1988
Income Policy Bargaining
Prime Minister Harri Holkeri's government worked with labour and employer organizations on economic and wage policy. Corporatist negotiations remained central to Finland's approach to labour relations.
1989
European Integration Debate
Holkeri's government faced intensifying debate about Finland's economic relationship with Western Europe. Changes in the European Community increasingly affected Finnish commercial policy.
1991
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Role range: 1987-1991
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.