Provincial Governors of Finland

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.

List of Provincial Governors

Eastern Finland

*Pirjo Ala-Kapee, 1997–

Lapland

*Kaarlo Hillilä, 1938–1947
*Uuno Hannula, 1947–1958
*Martti Miettunen, 1958–1973
*Asko Oinas, 1974–1994
*Hannele Pokka, 1994–

Southern Finland

*Tuula Linnainmaa, 1997–

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–

Western Finland

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

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–

See also

*Governor General of Finland
*Governor-General in the Swedish Realm

*County Governors of Sweden