Ostrobothnia County

Ostrobothnia County
Österbottens län
Pohjanmaan lääni

County of the Swedish Empire

1634–1775

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Capital

Vaasa

History

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Established

1634

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Disestablished

1775

Ostrobothnia County (Swedish: Österbottens län, Finnish: Pohjanmaan lääni) was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1775.

The county was split in 1755 to County of Vasa (Swedish: Vasa län, Finnish: Vaasan lääni) and County of Uleåborg (Swedish: Uleåborg län, Finnish: Oulun lääni).

Provinces of Finland 1634: 1: Turku and Pori, 14: Nyland and Tavastehus, 18: Ostrobothnia, 20: Viborg and Nyslott, 21: Kexholm

Provinces of Finland 1776: 1: Turku and Pori, 4: Vaasa, 10: Oulu, 14: Nyland and Tavastehus, 15: Kymmenegård, 16: Savolax and Karelia

Governors

Melcher Wernstedt 1635–1642
Hans Kyle 1642–1648 (Vasa County)
Erik Soop 1644–1648 (Uleåborg County)
Hans Kyle 1648–1650
Ture Svensson Ribbing 1650–1654
Johan Graan 1654–1668
Jacob Duwall 1668–1669
Johan Graan 1669–1674
Didrik Wrangel af Adinal 1674–1685
Gustaf Grass 1685–1694
Johan Nilsson Ehrenskiöldh 1694–1706
Johan Stiernstedt 1706 (acting)
Lorentz Clerk 1706–1720
Reinhold Wilhelm von Essen 1720–1732
Carl Henrik Wrangel af Adinal 1732
Broor Rålamb 1733–1734
Carl Frölich 1734–1739
Gustaf Creutz 1739–1746
Gustaf Abraham Piper 1746–1761
Gustaf von Grooth 1761–1762
Carl Sparre 1763
Fredrik Henrik Sparre 1763
Lorentz Johan Göös 1763–1774
Fredrik Magnus von Numers 1774 (acting)

Former provinces of Finland

In parentheses are years when provinces were established and disestablished.

1634–1775	Turku and Pori (1634) Nyland and Tavastehus (1634) Ostrobothnia (1634–1775) Viborg and Nyslott (1634–1721) Kexholm (1634–1721) Kymmenegård and Nyslott (1721–1747) Savolax and Kymmenegård (1747–1775)

1775–1831	Turku and Pori (1634) Nyland and Tavastehus (1634–1831) Vaasa (1775) Oulu (1775) Kymmenegård (1775–1831) Savolax and Karelia (1775–1831) Viipuri (1812)

1831–1918	Turku and Pori (1634) Vaasa (1775) Oulu (1775) Viipuri (1812) Häme (1831) Uusimaa (1831) Mikkeli (1831) Kuopio (1831)

1918–1997	Turku and Pori (1634–1997) Vaasa (1775–1997) Oulu (1775) Viipuri (1812–1945) Häme (1831–1997) Uusimaa (1831–1997) Mikkeli (1831–1997) Kuopio (1831–1997) Åland (1918) Petsamo (1921–1921) Lapland (1938) Kymi (1945–1997) Central Finland (1960–1997) Northern Karelia (1960–1997)

1997–2009	Oulu (1775–2009) Åland (1918–2009) Lapland (1938–2009) Southern Finland (1997–2009) Western Finland (1997–2009) Eastern Finland (1997–2009)

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