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! order in<br>position<br><br> !! president of<br>the republic<br><br> !! length of<br>the presidential<br>action !! rank by<br>length<br>of term(s) !! notes<br><br><br>
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| align=right | 1 || {{sortname|K. J.|Ståhlberg}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|1919|7|25|1925|3|2}} || align=right | 8 || 1 term serving
! # in<br>office !! class="unsortable" | President !! Length of term !! Rank by<br />length of<br />term !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| <center>8</center> || [[Urho Kekkonen]] || {{age in years and days|1956|3|1|1982|1|27}} || <center>1</center> || Resigned during fourth term
| align=right | 2 || {{sortname|Lauri Kristian|Relander}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|1925|3|2|1931|3|2}}<br><small>''one leap year'' (1928)</small> || align=right | 6 || 1 term serving
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| <center>9</center> || [[Mauno Koivisto]] || {{age in years and days|1982|1|27|1994|3|1}} || <center>2</center> || Served two terms; took office 33 days early after resignation of Kekkonen
| align=right | 3 || {{sortname|P. E.|Svinhufvud}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|1931|3|2|1937|3|1}}<br><small>''two leap years'' (1932 and 1936)</small> || align=right | 6 || 1 term serving
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| <center>11</center> || [[Tarja Halonen]] || {{age in years and days|2000|3|1|2012|3|1}} || <center>3</center> || Served two terms
| align=right | 4 || {{sortname|Kyösti|Kallio}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|1937|3|1|1940|12|19}} || align=right | 9 || * resigned due to poor health
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| <center>7</center> || [[Juho Kusti Paasikivi]] || {{age in years and days|1946|3|11|1956|3|1}} || <center>4</center> || Served remainder of Mannerheim's term and one additional term
| align=right | 5 || {{sortname|Risto|Ryti}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|1940|12|19|1944|8|4}} || align=right | 10 || * resigned due to [[Ryti-Ribbentrop Agreement|agreement with Nazi Germany]]<br>(after remainder of Kallio's term and during 1 additional, exceptionally 2 years long term)
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| align=right | 6 || {{sortname|Gustaf|Mannerheim}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|1944|8|4|1946|3|11}} || align=right | 11 || * resigned due to poor health and after not being prosecuted in [[war-responsibility trials in Finland|war responsibility trials]]
| <center>2</center> || [[Lauri Kristian Relander]] || {{age in years and days|1925|3|1|1931|3|1}} || <center>5</center> || Served one term
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| <center>3</center> || [[Pehr Evind Svinhufvud]] || {{age in years and days|1931|3|1|1937|3|1}} || <center>5</center> || Served one term
| align=right | 7 || {{sortname|J. K.|Paasikivi}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|1946|3|11|1956|3|1}} || align=right | 4 || 2 terms serving (remainder of Mannerheim's and 1 whole)
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| <center>10</center> || [[Martti Ahtisaari]] || {{age in years and days|1994|3|1|2000|3|1}} || <center>5</center> || Served one term
| align=right | 8 || {{sortname|Urho|Kekkonen}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|1956|3|1|1982|1|27}} || align=right | 1 || 3 whole terms serving (the 3rd exceptionally 10 years)<br>* resigned during the 4th term due to poor health
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| <center>1</center> || [[Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg]] || {{age in years and days|1919|7|25|1925|3|1}} || <center>8</center> || Served one term
| align=right | 9 || {{sortname|Mauno|Koivisto}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|1982|1|27|1994|3|1}} || align=right | 2 || 2 terms serving
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| <center>4</center> || [[Kyösti Kallio]] || {{age in years and days|1937|3|1|1940|12|19}} || <center>9</center> || Resigned due to poor health
| align=right | 10 || {{sortname|Martti|Ahtisaari}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|1994|3|1|2000|3|1}}<br><small>''two leap years'' (1996 and 2000)</small> || align=right | 5 || 1 term serving
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| <center>5</center> || [[Risto Ryti]] || {{age in years and days|1940|12|19|1944|8|1}} || <center>10</center> || Served remainder of Kallio's term; elected to additional term, but resigned
| align=right | 11 || {{sortname|Tarja|Halonen}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|2000|3|1|2012|3|1}} || align=right | 3 || 2 terms serving
|-
| <center>6</center> || [[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim]] || {{age in years and days|1944|8|4|1946|3|4}} || <center>11</center> || Served portion of Ryti's term; resigned due to poor health
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| <center>12</center> || [[Sauli Niinistö]] || {{age in years and days|2012|3|1}} || <center>12</center> || '''Incumbent''': Serving first term
| align=right | 12 || {{sortname|Sauli|Niinistö}} || align=right | {{age in years and days|2012|3|1}} || colspan=2 | <center>''incumbent:'' first term serving</center>
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Revision as of 03:34, 27 August 2013

25 years, 332 days
Urho Kekkonen 1956–1982
1 year, 212 days
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1944–1946

This is a list of Presidents of Finland by time in office. The basis of the list is the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.

Rank by time in office

order in
position

 president of
the republic

 length of
the presidential
action		 rank by
length
of term(s)		 notes


1 K. J. Ståhlberg 5 years, 220 days 8 1 term serving
2 Lauri Kristian Relander 6 years, 0 days
one leap year (1928)		 6 1 term serving
3 P. E. Svinhufvud 5 years, 364 days
two leap years (1932 and 1936)		 6 1 term serving
4 Kyösti Kallio 3 years, 293 days 9 * resigned due to poor health
5 Risto Ryti 3 years, 229 days 10 * resigned due to agreement with Nazi Germany
(after remainder of Kallio's term and during 1 additional, exceptionally 2 years long term)
6 Gustaf Mannerheim 1 year, 219 days 11 * resigned due to poor health and after not being prosecuted in war responsibility trials
7 J. K. Paasikivi 9 years, 356 days 4 2 terms serving (remainder of Mannerheim's and 1 whole)
8 Urho Kekkonen 25 years, 332 days 1 3 whole terms serving (the 3rd exceptionally 10 years)
* resigned during the 4th term due to poor health
9 Mauno Koivisto 12 years, 33 days 2 2 terms serving
10 Martti Ahtisaari 6 years, 0 days
two leap years (1996 and 2000)		 5 1 term serving
11 Tarja Halonen 12 years, 0 days 3 2 terms serving
12 Sauli Niinistö 12 years, 186 days
incumbent: first term serving

See also

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