Election No. | Year | Prime Minister | Party composition |
1 | 1945 | J. A. Paasikivi | Agrarian, Social Democrat, Swedish, Liberal, Communist |
| 1946 | M. Pekkala | Communist, Agrarian, Social Democrat, Swedish |
2 | 1948 | K. A. Fagerholm | Social Democrat |
| 1950 | U. Kekkonen | Agrarian, Swedish, Liberal |
| 1951 | U. Kekkonen | Agrarian, Social Democrat, Swedish, Liberal |
3 | 1951 | U. Kekkonen | Agrarian, Social Democrat, Swedish |
| 1953 | U. Kekkonen | Agrarian, Swedish |
| 1953 | S. Tuomioja | Caretaker |
4 | 1954 | R. Törngren | Swedish, Agrarian, Social Democrat |
| 1954 | U. Kekkonen | Agrarian, Social Democrat |
5 | 1956 | K. A. Fagerholm | Social Democrat, Agrarian, Swedish, Liberal |
| 1957 | V. Sukselainen | Agrarian, Swedish, Liberal |
| 1957 | V. Sukselainen | Agrarian, Swedish |
| 1957 | V. Sukselainen | Agrarian, Workers, Liberal |
| 1957 | R. von Fieandt | Caretaker |
| 1958 | R. Kuuskoski | Caretaker |
6 | 1958 | K. A. Fagerholm | Social Democrat, Agrarian, Conservative, Swedish, Liberal |
| 1959 | V. Sukselainen | Agrarian |
| 1961 | M. Miettunen | Agrarian |
7 | 1962 | A. Karjalainen | Agrarian, Conservative, Swedish, Liberal |
| 1963 | R. R. Lehto | Caretaker |
| 1964 | J. Virolainen | Agrarian, Conservative, Swedish, Liberal |
8 | 1966 | R. Paasio | Social Democrat, Agrarian, Communist, Workers |
| 1968 | M. Koivisto | Social Democrat, Agrarian, Swedish, Communist, Workers |
9 | 1970 | T. Aura | Caretaker |
| 1970 | A. Karjalainen | Agrarian, Social Democrat, Swedish, Liberal, Communist |
| 1971 | A. Karjalainen | Agrarian, Social Democrat, Swedish, Liberal |
| 1971 | T. Aura | Caretaker |
10 | 1972 | R. Paasio | Social Democrat |
| 1972 | K. Sorsa | Social Democrat, Agrarian, Swedish, Liberal |
| 1975 | K. Liinamaa | Caretaker |
| 1975 | M. Miettunen | Agrarian, Social Democrat, Swedish, Liberal, Communist |
| 1976 | M. Miettunen | Agrarian, Swedish, Liberal |
| 1977 | K. Sorsa | Social Democrat, Agrarian, Swedish, Liberal, Communist |
| 1978 | K. Sorsa | Social Democrat, Agrarian, Liberal, Communist |