This article gives an overview of liberalism and centrism in Finland. It is limited to liberal and centrist parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it is not necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party. Liberalism was a major force in Finland since 1894. After independence the current gradually decreased. A major other force, agrarianism, choose in 1965 to develop itself into a more centrist current. The liberal character of the Finnish Center (Suomen Keskusta), member of LI and ELDR, is based on liberal ideas like decentralization, peasant-like freedom and progressivism. The Swedish minority party Swedish People's Party (Svenska Folkpartiet i Finland) is also a member of LI, ELDR. The original liberal current is now organized in the Liberals (Liberaalit), a very small extra-parliamentary party. At the autonomous island of Åland the Liberals for Åland (Liberalerna på Åland) are a dominant force. The timeline Liberal Club / Liberal Party 1877: Liberals formed the Liberal Club (Liberaalinen Klubi), renamed in 1880 Liberal Party (Liberaalinen Puolue) 1882: The Liberal Party disappeared From Young Finnish Party to Liberals 1894: Constitutionalist fennomans organized into the Young Finnish faction within the Finnish Party (Nuorsuomalainen Puolue) 1905: The Young Finnish Party secedes from the Finnish Party. 1918: The Republican factions of the two Finnish parties reorganise into the Progressive Party (Kansallinen Edistyspuolue) 1951: The Progressive Party falls apart into the Finnish People's Party (Suomen Kansanpuolue) and the ⇒ Free-minded League (Vapaamielisten liitto) 1965: The People's Party and the ⇒ Free-minded League reunite into the Liberal People's Party (Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue) 1982: The Liberal People's Party associated itself with the ⇒ Centre Party, whilst some liberal youth activists join the Greens. 1983: The Liberal People's Party loses all of seats in the Parliament for the first time. 1986: The Liberal People's Party disassociated itself from the ⇒ Centre Party 1991: The Liberal People's Party returns to parliament with one MP. 1995: The Liberal People's Party loses its only MP. 2000: The Liberal People's Party renames itself Liberals (Liberaalit) 2007: Removed from the party registry after failing to get a seat in two consecutive parliamentary elections Swedish People's Party 1906: Liberal svekomans formed the present-day Swedish People's Party in Finland (Svenska Folkpartiet i Finland) 1919: Republicans formed the Liberal Swedish Party (Svensk Vänster)