• 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• The Kingdom of Finland (1917-1918) (Superseded by the Republic of Finland)

Finnish rulers

The Houses of Sverker and Eric

• 1130-1156 : Sverker I of Sweden (Sverker den äldre) - The House of Sverker
• 1156-1160 : Eric the Saint (Erik den helige) - The House of Eric
• 1160-1167 : Charles VII of Sweden (Karl Sverkersson) - The House of Sverker
• 1167-1195 : Canute I of Sweden (Knut Eriksson) - The House of Eric
• 1196-1208 : Sverker II of Sweden (Sverker den yngre) - The House of Sverker
• 1208-1216 : Eric X of Sweden (Erik Knutsson) - The House of Eric
• 1216-1222 : John I of Sweden (Johan Sverkersson) - The House of Sverker
• 1222-1229 : Eric XI of Sweden (Erik Eriksson) - The House of Eric
• 1229-1234 : Canute II of Sweden (Knut Långe)
• 1234-1250 : Eric XII of Sweden (Erik Eriksson) - The House of Eric

• 1250-1275 : Valdemar of Sweden (Valdemar Birgersson)
• 1275-1290 : Magnus I of Sweden (Magnus Ladulås)
• 1290-1318 : Birger of Sweden (Birger Magnusson)
• 1319-1364 : Magnus II of Sweden (Magnus Eriksson)
• 1363-1395 : Albert of Mecklenburg (Albrekt av Mecklenburg)

• 1389-1412 : Margaret I of Sweden (Margareta)
• 1396-1439 : Eric of Pomerania (Erik av Pommern)
• 1438-1440 : Charles VIII of Sweden (Karl Knutsson Bonde)
• 1441-1448 : Christopher of Bavaria (Kristoffer av Bayern)
• 1448-1448 : Viceroys Bengt and Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna
• 1448-1457 : Charles VIII of Sweden
• 1457-1457 : Viceroys Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Eric Axelsson Tott
• 1457-1464 : Christian I of Sweden (Kristian I)
• 1464-1465 : Charles VIII of Sweden
• 1465-1465 : Viceroy Kettil Karlsson Vasa
• 1465-1466 : Viceroy Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna
• 1466-1467 : Viceroy Eric Axelsson Tott
• 1467-1470 : Charles VIII of Sweden
• 1470-1497 : Viceroy Sten Sture the elder (Sten Sture den äldre)
• 1497-1501 : John II of Sweden (Hans)
• 1501-1503 : Viceroy Sten Sture the elder
• 1504-1511 : Viceroy Svante Sture (Svante Nilsson Sture)
• 1512-1512 : Viceroy Eric Trolle
• 1512-1520 : Viceroy Sten Sture the younger (Sten Sture den yngre)
• 1520-1521 : Christian II of Sweden (Kristian II Tyrann)

• 1521-1560 : Gustav I of Sweden (Gustav Vasa)
  • As Gustav Vasa, viceroy 1521-1523
• 1560-1568 : Eric XIV of Sweden (Erik XIV)
• 1568-1592 : John III of Sweden (Johan III)
  • As Duke John of Finland, 1556-1563
• 1592-1599 : Sigismund of Sweden (Sigismund)
• 1599-1611 : Charles IX of Sweden (Karl IX)
  • As Duke Charles, viceroy 1599-1604
• 1611-1632 : Gustav Adolphus the great (Gustaf II Adolf den store)
• 1632-1654 : Christina of Sweden (Kristina)

• 1654-1660 : Charles X Gustav of Sweden (Karl X Gustav)
• 1660-1697 : Charles XI of Sweden (Karl XI)
• 1697-1718 : Charles XII of Sweden (Karl XII)
• 1719-1720 : Ulrike Eleonora of Sweden (Ulrika Eleonora)

• 1720-1751 : Frederick I of Sweden (Fredrik I)

• 1751-1771 : Adolf Frederick of Sweden (Adolf Fredrik)
• 1771-1792 : Gustav III of Sweden (Gustav III)
• 1792-1809 : Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (Gustav IV Adolf)

• 1809-1825 : Alexander I of Russia (Aleksandr I)
• 1825-1855 : Nicholas I of Russia (Nikolay I)
• 1855-1881 : Alexander II of Russia (Aleksandr II)
• 1881-1894 : Alexander III of Russia (Aleksandr III)
• 1894-1917 : Nicholas II of Russia (Nikolay II)

The House of Hesse

• 1918-1918 : Väinö I of Finland (Friedrich Karl von Hessen) - Elected