Finland: Heads of State: 1919-2026

Tasavallan Presidentti :: Republikens President \| President of the Republic
26 Jul 1919 - 1 Mar 1925	Karlo Juho Ståhlberg [1]
1 Mar 1925 - 1 Mar 1931	Lauri Kristian Relander [2]
1 Mar 1931 - 1 Mar 1937	Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad
1 Mar 1937 - 19 Dec 1940	Kyösti Kallio [3][4]
Tasavallan Presidentin tehtävien hoitajana :: Såsom utövare av Republikens Presidents åligganden \| Acting President of the Republic
19 Dec 1940 - 21 Dec 1940	Risto Heikki Ryti [5][6]
Tasavallan Presidentti :: Republikens President \| President of the Republic
21 Dec 1940 - 1 Aug 1944	Risto Heikki Ryti
Tasavallan Presidentin tehtävien hoitajana :: Såsom utövare av Republikens Presidents åligganden \| Acting President of the Republic
1 Aug 1944 - 4 Aug 1944	Edwin Johan Hildegard Linkomies [7]
Tasavallan Presidentti :: Republikens President \| President of the Republic
4 Aug 1944 - 4 Mar 1946	vapaaherra (= friherre) Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Tasavallan Presidentin tehtävien hoitajana :: Såsom utövare av Republikens Presidents åligganden \| Acting President of the Republic
4 Mar 1946 - 11 Mar 1946	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Tasavallan Presidentti :: Republikens President \| President of the Republic
11 Mar 1946 - 1 Mar 1956	Juho Kusti Paasikivi [8]
1 Mar 1956 - 27 Jan 1982	Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
27 Jan 1982 - 1 Mar 1994	Mauno Henrik Koivisto
1 Mar 1994 - 1 Mar 2000	Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari
1 Mar 2000 - 1 Mar 2012	Tarja Kaarina Halonen
1 Mar 2012 - 1 Mar 2024	Sauli Väinämö Niinistö
1 Mar 2024 -	Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb

Original name: Carl Johan Ståhlberg
Original name: Lars Kristian Relander
Original name: Gustaf Kalliokangas
Suomen kansanhallituksen puheenjohtaja | Chairman of the People's Government of Finland (in dissidence)

1 Dec 1939 - 12 Mar 1940

Otto Ville Kuusinen (original name: Otto Wilhelm Kuusinen)
Original name: Risto Henrik Ryti
Prime Minister Ryti assumed the functions of President of the Republic on 29 Aug 1940 during the illness of President Kallio, who subsequently informed the Council of State on 28 Nov 1940 that he was permanently prevented from carrying out the duties of the office. An electoral college was convened to elect his successor, and Ryti was elected on 19 Dec 1940, the day Kallio died. Ryti took the oath of office on 21 Dec 1940.
Original name: Edwin Johan Hildegard Flinck
Original name: Johan August Hellstén