The 'Senate of Finland' combined the functions of
cabinet and
supreme court in the
Grand Duchy of Finland from
1816 to
1917.
The Senate was headed by the
Governor-General of Finland. The Senate was divided into the economic division and the judicial division. In
1822 both divisions were given a Finnish vice-chairman. From
1858 and onwards the members of the senate were formally known as ''senators.'' Due to the
Civil War in
1918 the Senate was relocated to the town of
Vaasa from
January 29 to
May 3.
In
1918 the economic division became the
Cabinet and the judicial division became the
Supreme court of the independent Republic of
Finland. The vice-chairman of the economic department became the
Prime minister of Finland, and the other senators became
ministers.
Vice-chairman of the economic division
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Carl Erik Mannerheim, (1822 - 1826)
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Samuel Fredrik von Born (acting), (1826 - 1828)
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Anders Henrik Falck, (1828 - 1833)
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Gustaf Hjärne, (1833 - 1841)
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Lars Gabriel von Haartman, (1841 - 1858)
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Johan Mauritz Nordenstam, (1858 - 1882)
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Edvard Gustaf af Forselles, (1882 - 1885)
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Gustaf Axel Samuel von Troil, (1885 - 1891)
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Sten Carl Tudeer, (1891 - 1900)
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Constantin Linder, (1900 - 1905)
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Emil Streng, (1905)
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Leopold Henrik Stanislaus Mechelin, (1905 - 1908)
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Edvard Immanuel Hjelt, (1908 - 1909)
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August Johannes Hjelt, (1909)
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Andrei Virenius, (1909)
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Vladimir Ivanovich Markov, (1909 - 1913)
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Mickail Borovitinov, (1913 - 1917)
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Andrei Virenius (acting), (1917)
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Antti Oskari Tokoi,
Social Democratic Party (1917)
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Eemil Nestor Setälä, Young Finnish Party (1917)
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Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish Party (1917)
See also
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Diet of Finland