Governor-General of Finland

Governor-General of Finland
Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov, the
last governor-general of Finland
AppointerKing of Sweden, later Emperor of Russia
Formation1623
First holderNils Turesson Bielke[1]
Final holderNikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov
Abolished1917

The governor-general of Finland[a] was the military commander and the highest administrator of Finland sporadically under Swedish rule in the 17th and 18th centuries and continuously in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland between 1809 and 1917.

  1. ^ Karonen, Petri (2008). "Bielke, Nils". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. Retrieved 2024-10-28.


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