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