[6] Its platform is to promote individual freedom, entrepreneurship, and decision-making based on scientific research.[7] It aims to decrease prohibitive restrictions, such as limitations on opening hours of restaurants and strict licensing of taxis.[13] After the election, the party continued the practice of publicly serving free whiskey to attract signatures for support cards in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, and Oulu.[7] On 11 February, it submitted its application to the Ministry of Justice, which maintains the political party register of Finland.[21] The Liberal Party participated in the municipal elections in 2017 in major cities and allowed as candidates anybody regardless of political experience.