Provincial Governors of Finland

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The Governor, Maaherra, or Landshövding, of a province of Finland heads the activities of the State Provincial Office, Lääninhallitus, or Länsstyrelse. The governors are appointed by the President.

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[edit] List of Provincial Governors

[edit] Eastern Finland

  • Pirjo Ala-Kapee, 1997–

[edit] Lapland

[edit] Southern Finland

  • Tuula Linnainmaa, 1997–

[edit] Oulu

  • Edvard Furuhjelm, 1901–1903
  • Otto Savander, 1903–1905
  • Guido Gadolin, 1905–1911
  • Hjalmar Langinkoski, 1911–1915
  • Axel Fabian af Enehjelm, 1915–1917
  • Matts von Nandelstadh, 1917–1925
  • Eero Yrjö Pehkonen, 1925–1948
  • Kaarle Nikolai Määttä, 1949–1967
  • Niilo Mikael Ryhtä, 1967–1973
  • Erkki Antero Haukipuro, 1973–1986
  • Ahti Antti Johannes Pekkala, 1986–1991
  • Eino Olavi Siuruainen, 1991–

[edit] Western Finland

  • Heikki Koski, 1997–2003
  • Rauno Saari, 2003–

[edit] Åland

  • Hjalmar von Bondsdorff, 1918
  • William Isaksson, 1918–1922
  • Lars Wilhelm Fagerlund, 1922–1937
  • Torsten Rothberg, 1938
  • Ruben Österberg, 1939–1945
  • Herman Koroleff, 1945–1953
  • Tor Brenning, 1954–1972
  • Martin Isaksson, 1972–1982
  • Henrik Gustavsson, 1982–1999
  • Peter Lindbäck, 1999–


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