The Left Youth (Vasemmistonuoret in Finnish, Vänsterunga in Swedish) is a political youth organization in Finland. It is considered the youth wing of the Left Alliance, but it is not officially affiliated with the party - members of the Left Youth are not automatically members of the Left Alliance. The organization was founded in 1944. Until 1998, it was known as the Finnish Democratic Youth League (SDNL, Suomen demokraattinen nuorisoliitto) and until 1990 it served as the youth organization of the now-defunct Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). SDNL was a founding member of World Federation of Democratic Youth, but its main international frame used to be the European Network of Democratic Young Left until its dissolution. Chairpersons Liban Sheikh 2020– Hanna-Marilla Zidan 2017-2019 Anni Ahlakorpi 2015-2017 Li Andersson 2011–2015 Dan Koivulaakso 2009–2011 Jussi Saramo 2005–2009 Paavo Arhinmäki 2001–2005 Sanna-Kaisa Cortés Téllez 1997–2001 Marjo Katajisto 1995–1997 Marko Autio 1991–1995 Leena Ruotsalainen 1987–1991 Rauno Merisaari 1985–1988 Harri Moisio 1982–1985 Markku Kärkkäinen 1976–1982 Pekka Saarnio 1970–1976 Ossi Sjöman 1964–1970 Anna-Liisa Tiekso-Isaksson 1955–1964 Markus Kainulainen 1952–1955 Toivo Karppinen 1947–1952 Yrjö Ahomaa 1945–1947 References External links Finnish People's Democratic League Left Alliance (Finland) Youth wings of Party of the European Left member parties Youth wings of political parties in Finland