The Finnish Municipal CEO: A Strong Professional Leader in a Changing Political Environment

Siv Sandberg

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-60069-2_5

The Finnish Municipal CEO: A Strong Professional Leader in a Changing Political Environment

Siv Sandberg

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The early institutionalization of the municipal chief executive officer (MCEO) in Finnish towns in 1927 has had long-standing repercussions for the power balance between politics and administration in Finnish local government. The tension between a strong appointed MCEO and a weaker political leadership has been a recurring theme in the Finnish debate. One key objective of the 1995 and 2015 reforms of the Local Government Act was to strengthen the role of political leadership vis-à-vis the MCEO. This chapter demonstrates that the position of the MCEO in the local politico–administrative system remains strong, despite the reform efforts and changes in the power relations between the MCEO and politicians.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Managing Nordic Local Governments
Subtitle of host publication	Paradoxes and Challenges of the Municipal Chief Executive Officer
Editors	Eva Marin Hlynsdottir, Morten Balle Hansen, Anna Cregård, Dag Olaf Torjesen, Siv Sandberg
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	5
Pages	111-134
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-60069-2
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-60068-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60069-2_5
Publication status	Published - 2024
MoE publication type	A3 Part of a book or another research book

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Name	Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance
Volume	Part F3172
ISSN (Print)	2523-8248
ISSN (Electronic)	2523-8256

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Sandberg, S. (2024). The Finnish Municipal CEO: A Strong Professional Leader in a Changing Political Environment. In E. M. Hlynsdottir, M. Balle Hansen, A. Cregård, D. O. Torjesen, & S. Sandberg (Eds.), Managing Nordic Local Governments : Paradoxes and Challenges of the Municipal Chief Executive Officer (pp. 111-134). (Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance; Vol. Part F3172). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60069-2_5

Sandberg, Siv. / The Finnish Municipal CEO: A Strong Professional Leader in a Changing Political Environment. Managing Nordic Local Governments : Paradoxes and Challenges of the Municipal Chief Executive Officer. editor / Eva Marin Hlynsdottir ; Morten Balle Hansen ; Anna Cregård ; Dag Olaf Torjesen ; Siv Sandberg. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. pp. 111-134 (Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance).

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Sandberg, S 2024, The Finnish Municipal CEO: A Strong Professional Leader in a Changing Political Environment. in EM Hlynsdottir, M Balle Hansen, A Cregård, DO Torjesen & S Sandberg (eds), Managing Nordic Local Governments : Paradoxes and Challenges of the Municipal Chief Executive Officer. Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance, vol. Part F3172, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 111-134. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60069-2_5

The Finnish Municipal CEO: A Strong Professional Leader in a Changing Political Environment. / Sandberg, Siv.
Managing Nordic Local Governments : Paradoxes and Challenges of the Municipal Chief Executive Officer. ed. / Eva Marin Hlynsdottir; Morten Balle Hansen; Anna Cregård; Dag Olaf Torjesen; Siv Sandberg. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. p. 111-134 (Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance; Vol. Part F3172).

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Sandberg S. The Finnish Municipal CEO: A Strong Professional Leader in a Changing Political Environment. In Hlynsdottir EM, Balle Hansen M, Cregård A, Torjesen DO, Sandberg S, editors, Managing Nordic Local Governments : Paradoxes and Challenges of the Municipal Chief Executive Officer. Palgrave Macmillan. 2024. p. 111-134. (Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-60069-2_5

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