Monarchs, Magnates and others who ruled Finland prior to 1809.

ca 990 Erik (the victorious)

ca 995-1020 Olof Skötkonung, baptized as a Christian in 1008

ca 1019-50 Anund Jakob

ca 1050-60 Emund den gamle (the old)

ca 1160 Stenkil

ca 1066-80 Halsten

ca 1080 Blotsven

ca 1080-1110 Inge the elder

ca 1110-18 Filip

ca 1118-20 Inge the younger

ca 1130 Ragnvald

ca 1135-56 Sverker the elder

ca 1158-60 Erik IX den helige (Eric the holy)

1160-67 Karl VII Sverkersson

1167-96 Knut Eriksson

1196-1208 Sverker Karlsson the younger

1208-16 Erik X Knutsson

1216-22 Johan Sverkersson

1222-29 Erik XI Eriksson läspe och halte (lisp and limp)

1229-34 Knut Holmgersson den långe (the long)

1234-49 Erik XI Eriksson läspe och halte (lisp and limp)

1250-66 Birger Jarl, earl (regent de-facto) of Sweden

1250-75 Valdemar Birgersson, under age until 1266

1275-90 Magnus Birgersson Ladulås

1290-1310 Birger Magnusson, appointed 1284, under age until 1298

1310-1321 Birger Magnusson (part of the realm), dethroned by rebells in 1318

1290-1306 Torgils Knutsson (marsk, regent de-facto)

1290-1298 Duke Erik Magnusson (regent de-jure)

1310-1317 Duke Erik Magnusson (part of the realm)

1310-1317 Duke Valdemar Magnusson (part of the realm)

1318-20 Magnus Birgersson, appointed 1304, dethroned and killed

1319-62 Magnus Eriksson, under age until 1332.

1357-59 Erik Magnusson (most of the realm)

1362-64 Håkon of Norway

1364-89 Albreckt of Mecklenburg

 1388-1412 Margareta/Margrethe Queen of Norway (regent of the Kalmar Union)

1396-1434 Erik of Pommerania (king of the Kalmar Union)

1434-36 Engelbrecht (elected rikshövitsman [supreme commander of the Realm])

1436-40 Karl Knutsson Bonde (regent of Sweden)

1440-48 Kristoffer of Bavaria (king of the Kalmar Union)

1448-57 Karl Knutsson Bonde (king of Sweden)

1457-64 Kristian I (king of the Kalmar Union 1448-1481)

1464 Karl Knutsson Bonde (king of Sweden)

1464-66 Erik Axelsson (regent of Sweden)

1467-70 Karl Knutsson Bonde (king of Sweden)

1471-97 Sten Sture the elder (regent of Sweden)

1497-1501 Hans (king of the Kalmar Union 1481-1513)

1501-03 Sten Sture the elder (regent of Sweden)

1504-11 Svante Nilsson Sture (regent of Sweden)

1512-20 Sten Sture the younger (regent of Sweden)

1520-21 Kristian II (king of the Kalmar Union 1513-1523)

 1521-23 Gustav Eriksson Vasa (regent of Sweden)

1523-60 Gustav I (Eriksson) Vasa (king of Sweden)

1560-68 Erik XIV [ dethroned ]

1568-92 Johan III

1592-99 Sigismund III Vasa of Poland and Sweden [ dethroned ]

1599-1604 Johan, under age [ abdicated 1604 ]

1604-11 Karl IX [ appointed to king by the Estates in 1600 ]

1611-32 Gustav II Adolf

1632-54 Kristina, under age until 1644 [ abdicated ]

1654-60 Karl X Gustav

1660-97 Karl XI, under age until 1672

1697-1718 Karl XII

1719-20 Ulrika Eleonora [ abdicated ]

1720-51 Fredrik I [ consort of Queen Ulrika Eleonora ]

1751-71 Adolf Fredrik

1771-92 Gustav III

1792-1809 Gustav IV Adolf, under age until 1796 [ dethroned ]

Grand Dukes of the Grand Duchy of Finland

 Alexander I                   (1809-25)      

Nicholas I                      (1825-55)      

Alexander II                  (1855-81)      

Alexander III                 (1881-94)      

Nicholas II                     (1894-1917)

Presidents of the Republic of Finland

Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg                       (1919-25)

Lauri Kristian Relander                     (1925-31)

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud                    (1931-37)

Kyösti Kallio                                       (1937-40)

Risto Heikki Ryti                               (1940-44)

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim         (1944-46)

Juho Kusti Paasikivi                          (1946-56)

Urho Kaleva Kekkonen                    (1956-81)

Mauno Henrik Koivisto                    (1982-94)

Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari            (1994-00)

Tarja Halonen                                    (2000-  )