List of Finnish rulers

This is a list of Finnish rulers, that is, the Kings, ruling Dukes and Queens of Sweden with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union, the Grand dukes of Finland (Tsars of Russia), up to the short lived dream of the Kingdom of Finland at independence in 1917. This includes:

• The Swedish kingdom (from the Swedish expansion in Finland) (1154-1389)
  • The Union of the Swedish and Norwegian kingdoms (1319-1343)
• The Kalmar Union (the United Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden) (1389-1523)
• The Kingdom of Sweden (Sweden-Finland) (1523-1809)
• The Grand Duchy of Finland (in the Russian Empire) (1809-1917)
• The Kingdom of Finland (1917-1918) (Superseded by the Republic of Finland)

Swedish influence in Finland was considerable in pre-Christian times. The Vikings were known to Finns both due to their participation in commerce and plundering. Finland's nearly 700-year association with the Kingdom of Sweden began in 1154 with the introduction of Christianity by King Eric IX of Sweden[?] (Saint Eric).

Finnish rulers

Regent	Comment	Reign
The Houses of Sverker[?] (S) and Eric[?] (E)
Sverker I of Sweden[?]	Sverker den äldre (S)	1130-1156
Eric IX of Sweden[?] (Saint Eric)	Erik den helige (E)	1156-1160
Charles VII of Sweden[?]	Karl Sverkersson (S)	1160-1167
Canute I of Sweden[?]	Knut Eriksson (E)	1167-1195
Sverker II of Sweden[?]	Sverker den yngre Karlsson (S)	1196-1208
Eric X of Sweden[?]	Erik Knutsson (E)	1208-1216
John I of Sweden[?]	Johan Sverkersson (S)	1216-1222
Eric XI of Sweden	Erik Eriksson (E)	1222-1229
Canute II of Sweden	Knut Långe	1229-1234
Eric XII of Sweden	Erik Eriksson (E)	1234-1250
The House of Folkung[?]
Valdemar of Sweden[?]	Valdemar Birgersson	1250-1275
Magnus I of Sweden	Magnus Ladulås	1275-1290
Birger of Sweden[?]	Birger Magnusson	1290-1318
Magnus II of Sweden	Magnus Eriksson	1319-1364
Albert of Mecklenburg	Albrekt av Mecklenburg (Albrecht von Mecklenburg)	1363-1389
Regents of the Kalmar Union and Viceroys (Riksföreståndare)
Margaret I of Sweden	Margareta (Kung Byxlös)	1389-1412
Eric of Pomerania	Erik av Pommern	1396-1439
Charles VIII of Sweden	Karl Knutsson Bonde	1438-1440
Christopher of Bavaria	Kristoffer av Bayern	1441-1448
Viceroys Jönsson Oxenstierna	Bengt and Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna	1448
Charles VIII of Sweden	Karl Knutsson Bonde	1448-1457
Viceroys Oxenstierna and Tott	Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Erik Axelsson Tott	1457
Christian I of Sweden	Kristian I	1457-1464
Viceroy Kettil Vasa	Kettil Karlsson Vasa	1465
Charles VIII of Sweden	Karl Knutsson Bonde	1464-1465
Viceroy Kettil Vasa	Kettil Karlsson Vasa	1465
Viceroy John Oxenstierna	Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna	1465-1466
Viceroy Eric Tott	Erik Axelsson Tott	1466-1467
Charles VIII of Sweden	Karl Knutsson Bonde	1467-1470
Viceroy Sten Sture the elder	Sten Sture den äldre	1470-1497
John II of Sweden	Hans (Johan II)	1497-1501
Viceroy Sten Sture the elder	Sten Sture den äldre	1501-1503
Viceroy Svante Sture	Svante Nilsson Sture	1504-1511
Viceroy Eric Trolle	Erik Trolle	1512
Viceroy Sten Sture the younger	Sten Sture den yngre	1512-1520
Christian II of Sweden	Kristian II (Kristian Tyrann)	1520-1521
The House of Vasa
Gustav I of Sweden	Gustav Vasa	1521-1555
Duke John of Finland	Hertig Johan (Johan III)	1556-1563
Eric XIV of Sweden	Erik XIV	1560-1568
John III of Sweden	Johan III	1568-1592
Sigismund I of Sweden	Sigismund	1592-1599
Charles IX of Sweden	Karl IX	1599-1611
Gustav Adolphus the Great	Gustaf II Adolf den store	1611-1632
Christina of Sweden	Kristina	1632-1654
The House of Palatinate[?]
Charles X Gustav of Sweden	Karl X Gustav	1654-1660
Charles XI of Sweden	Karl XI	1660-1697
Charles XII of Sweden	Karl XII	1697-1718
Ulrike Eleonora of Sweden	Ulrika Eleonora	1719-1720
The House of Hesse
Frederick I of Sweden	Fredrik I	1720-1751
The House of Holstein-Gottorp[?]
Adolf Frederick of Sweden	Adolf Fredrik	1751-1771
Gustav III of Sweden	Gustav III	1771-1792
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden	Gustav IV Adolf	1792-1809
The House of Romanov
Alexander I of Russia	Aleksandr I	1809-1825
Nicholas I of Russia	Nikolay I	1825-1855
Alexander II of Russia	Aleksandr II	1855-1881
Alexander III of Russia	Aleksandr III	1881-1894
Nicholas II of Russia	Nikolay II	1894-1917
The House of Hesse
Väinö I of Finland (Elected)	Friedrich Karl von Hessen	1918

See also: Presidents of Finland, List of Swedish monarchs, List of Russian tsars, Lists of incumbents, List of Prime Ministers of Finland