Finnish Centre Students
Finnish Centre Students Finnish: Keskustaopiskelijat is one of the oldest political student organizations in Finland and the student wing of the Centre Party.
| Finnish Centre Students Keskustaopiskelijat (KOL) | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Arttu Laaksonen |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Mother party | Finnish Centre Party |
| European affiliation | European Liberal Youth (Lymec) |
| Nordic affiliation | Nordic Center Youth |
| Website | keskustaopiskelijat.fi |
Famous ex-members include Chairman of Shell Jorma Ollila and one of the most well known Finnish politicians Paavo Väyrynen. Ex-president Urho Kekkonen was giving a speech in the founding event. Ex-Prime Minister Johannes Virolainen was the first Secretary General of the organisation.
From the current Centre Party's parliamentary group for example Katri Kulmuni, Petri Honkonen, Antti Kurvinen, Hilkka Kemppi and Anu Vehviläinen have been active members of the organisation during their studies.
Finnish Centre Students is a member of the European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) and Nordic Center Youth (NCF)