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Tarja Halonen

Tarja Halonen

Legacy

🇫🇮Finland

Rank #16
Score: 78
About Tarja Halonen

Tarja Halonen (b.1943) served as the President of Finland from 2000 to 2012. Known for her strong commitment to social justice, human rights, and international solidarity, she shaped Finland’s modern welfare state.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Finland HDI ≈ 0.9429/10
Source: UNDP – Finland (2022 )
GDP per capita
~ 55,629 USD8/10
Source: World Bank / TheGlobalEconomy (2024 )
Gini coefficient
≈ 27.73/10
Source: TheGlobalEconomy – Finland Gini (2021 )
Employment rate
Unemployment ~ 8.3%4/5
Source: World Bank – Finland employment data (2024 )
Freedom index
Freedom House – Finland: Free10/10
Source: Freedom House – Finland country report (2024 )
Corruption index
Finland CPI = 885/5
Source: Transparency International – Finland CPI (2024 )

Derived Criminal Score
No public criminal convictions20/20
Source: Public records / press (2025 )