Finland: Presiding Officers of the Legislative Body: 1917-1919The Eduskunta (Diet) began to exercise sovereign authority de facto by passing a resolution on appointment of a Council of Regency (27 Oct/9 Nov 1917), which was not implemented; the Eduskunta assumed sovereign authority de iure 2/15 Nov 1917 and continued to exercise some authority pertaining to a head of state until 18 May 1918. |
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| Suomen eduskunnan puhemies = Talman i Finlands lantdag | Speaker of the Diet of Finland | |
| 23 Mar/5 Apr 1917 - 23 Mar/5 Apr 1917 | Axel Johan Lille (president by age) |
| 23 Mar/5 Apr 1917 - 20 Jul/2 Aug 1917 | Kullervo Akilles Manner |
| 20 Jul/2 Aug 1917 - 20 Oct/2 Nov 1917 | dissolution period |
| 20 Oct/2 Nov 1917 - 20 Oct/2 Nov 1917 | vapaaherra (= friherre) Rabbe Axel Wrede af Elimä (president by age) |
| 20 Oct/2 Nov 1917 - 10 Aug 1918 | Otto Johannes Lundson |
| 10 Aug 1918 - 27 Sep 1918 | dissolution period |
| 27 Sep 1918 - 27 Sep 1918 | Fredrik Waldemar Bergroth (president by age) |
| 27 Sep 1918 - 10 Oct 1918 | Lauri Johannes Ingman |
| 10 Oct 1918 - 6 Nov 1918 | dissolution period |
| 6 Nov 1918 - 6 Nov 1918 | vapaaherra (= friherre) Rabbe Axel Wrede af Elimä (president by age) (x) |
| 6 Nov 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 | Ernst Fredrik Nevanlinna [1] |
| Suomen eduskunnan ensimmäinen varapuhemies = Förste vice talman i Finlands lantdag | First Vice Speaker of the Diet of Finland (ex officio) | |
| 11 Nov 1918 - 13 Nov 1918 | Santeri Alkio [2] |
| Suomen eduskunnan puhemies = Talman i Finlands lantdag | Speaker of the Diet of Finland | |
| 13 Nov 1918 - 29 Nov 1918 | Lauri Johannes Ingman (x) |
| Suomen eduskunnan ensimmäinen varapuhemies = Förste vice talman i Finlands lantdag | First Vice Speaker of the Diet of Finland (ex officio) | |
| 29 Nov 1918 - 29 Nov 1918 | Santeri Alkio (x) |
| Suomen eduskunnan puhemies = Talman i Finlands lantdag | Speaker of the Diet of Finland | |
| 29 Nov 1918 - 28 Feb 1919 | Paavo Eemil Virkkunen [3] |
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| [1] | Original name: Ernst Fredrik Neovius. |
| [2] | Original name: Aleksander Filander. |
| [3] | Original name: Paavo Emil Snellman. |
Last update: 08 May 2025