The 2021 Finns Party leadership election (
Finnish: Perussuomalaisten puheenjohtajavaalit 2021) was held in
Jyväskylä,
Finland, on 14 August 2021.[1] All members of the party who had paid their subscription were allowed to vote in the election.[2]
In June 2021, the incumbent party chair
Jussi Halla-aho, who had led the party since 2017, informed that he would not run for re-election as chairman of the party, but would continue his role in parliament and his municipality.
Riikka Purra won the election in the first round with more than 60% of the vote, avoiding a runoff.
Riikka Purra was elected party leader, earning 63.76% of valid votes.[4] A few months after the election, in December 2021, Ossi Tiihonen left PS and applied to join
Power Belongs to the People.