List of presidents of Finland
Appearance
This article is a list of presidents of Finland.
List of presidents
[change | change source]№. | Portrait | President
(birth year – |
Elected | Took office | Left office | Political party
(until election) |
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Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
(1865–1952) |
1919 | 26 July 1919 | 2 March 1925 | National Progressive Party |
2. | ![]() |
Lauri Kristian Relander
(1883–1942) |
1925 | 2 March 1925 | 2 March 1931 | Agrarian League |
3. | ![]() |
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
(1861–1944) |
1931 | 2 March 1931 | 1 March 1937 | National Coalition Party |
4. | ![]() |
Kyösti Kallio
(1873–1940) |
1937 | 1 March 1937 | 19 December 1940
(died) |
Agrarian League |
5. | ![]() |
Risto Ryti
(1889–1956) |
1940 | 19 December 1940 | 4 August 1944
(resigned) |
National Progressive Party |
6. | ![]() |
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
(1867–1951) |
1944 | 4 August 1944 | 11 March 1946
(resigned) |
independent |
7. | ![]() |
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
(1870–1956) |
1946 | 11 March 1946 | 1 March 1956 | National Coalition Party |
8. | ![]() |
Urho Kekkonen
(1900–1986) |
1956 | 1 March 1956 | 27 January 1982
(resigned) |
Agrarian League |
9. | ![]() |
Mauno Koivisto
(1923–2017) |
1982 | 27 January 1982 | 1 March 1994 | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
10. | ![]() |
Martti Ahtisaari
(1937–2023) |
1994 | 1 March 1994 | 1 March 2000 | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
11. | ![]() |
Tarja Halonen
(b. 1943) |
2000 | 1 March 2000 | 1 March 2012 | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
12. | ![]() |
Sauli Niinistö
(b. 1948) |
2012 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2024 | National Coalition |
13. | ![]() |
Alexander Stubb
(b. 1968) |
2024 | 1 March 2024 | Incumbent | National Coalition |
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