Spouses of presidents of Finland

The spouse of the president of Finland has no official role or title, but they often play a ceremonial role alongside the president of Finland.^[1]

Spouse of the president of Finland
Incumbent Suzanne Innes-Stubb since 1 March 2024
Residence	Presidential Palace (ceremonial) Mäntyniemi (residential) Kultaranta (summer residence)
Inaugural holder	Ester Ståhlberg
Formation	July 26, 1919 (105 years ago) (1919-07-26)

The first presidential spouse was Ester Ståhlberg, who married the then-incumbent President K. J. Ståhlberg in 1920.

The current spouse is Suzanne Innes-Stubb, wife of President Alexander Stubb, who has held the position since March 1, 2024.

The only man to have been spouse of a president of Finland is Pentti Arajärvi, the partner and husband of President Tarja Halonen, who served from 2000 to 2012. They married in 2000 in Mäntyniemi, during her first term.

Spouses

President	In office	Spouse	Marriage years	Children
K. J. Ståhlberg 1919−1925	1919–1920	Hedvig Ståhlberg[2]	1893–1917 †	Kaarlo Ståhlberg[3]
				Aino Kjerrman[3]
				Elli Schauman[3]
				Aune Ståhlberg[3]
				Juho Ståhlberg[3]
				Kyllikki Tuominen[3]
		Ester Ståhlberg[4]	1920–1950
L. K. Relander[5]1925−1931	1920–1925	Signe Relander	1906–1942	Maja-Lisa Backman[5]
				Ragnar Relander[5]
P. E. Svinhufvud[6]1931−1937	1931–1937	Ellen Svinhufvud	1889–1944	Yngve Svinhufvud
				Gretel Sommar[6]
				Mary Alftan
				Eino Svinhufvud[6]
				Arne Svinhufvud[6]
				Veikko Svinhufvud[6]
Kyösti Kallio[7]1937−1940	1937–1940†	Kaisa Kallio[8]	1902–1940†	Vieno Kallio
				Veikko Kallio[7][9]
				Kerttu Saalasti[7]
				Kalervo Kallio[7]
				Kaino Pihlajamaa[7]
				Katri Kaarlonen[7]
Risto Ryti[10]1940−1944	1940–1944	Gerda Ryti	1916–1956	Henrik Ryti[10]
				Niilo Ryti[10]
				Eva Saxén[10]
Gustaf Mannerheim 1944−1946	1944–1946	Anastasija Mannerheim	1892–1919	Anastasie Mannerheim[11]
				Sophie Mannerheim[11]
J. K. Paasikivi[12]1946−1956	1946–1956	Anna Paasikivi	1897–1931	Annikki Paasikivi[12]
				Wellamo Ant-Wuorinen[13]
				Juhani Paasikivi[13]
				Varma Paasikivi[12]
		Alli Paasikivi	1934–1956
Urho Kekkonen[14]1956−1982	1956–1974†
		Sylvi Kekkonen	1926–1974 †	Matti Kekkonen
				Taneli Kekkonen[14]
Mauno Koivisto[15]1982−1994	1982–1994	Tellervo Koivisto	1952–2017	Assi Koivisto[15]
Martti Ahtisaari 1994−2000	1994–2000	Eeva Ahtisaari	1968–2023	Marko Ahtisaari
Tarja Halonen 2000−2012	2000–2012	Kari Pekkonen	cohabitation	Anna Halonen
		Pentti Arajärvi	2000–present
Sauli Niinistö 2012−2024	2012–2024	Marja-Leena Niinistö	1974–1995 †	Nuutti Niinistö
				Matias Niinistö
		Jenni Haukio	2009–present	Aaro Niinistö
Alexander Stubb 2024–	2024–	Suzanne Innes-Stubb	1998–present	Emilie Stubb
				Oliver Stubb

References

1. "Islannin ensimmäinen nainen arvostelee maailman presidenttipuolisoille varattua roolia – "älykkäät naiset pelkistetään rekvisiitaksi"".
2. K. J. Ståhlberg Henkilögalleria, KirjastoVirma
3. Raimo Väyrynen: Tasavallan presidentit (osa 1 1919-1931, s. 18), Weilin+Göös, Espoo (ISBN 951-35-5426-0)
4. Kansallisbiografia
5. Raimo Väyrynen: Tasavallan presidentit (osa 1 1919–1931, s. 112)
6. Raimo Väyrynen: Tasavallan presidentit (osa 2 1931-1940, s. 20)
7. Raimo Väyrynen: Tasavallan presidentit (osa 2 1931-1940, s. 124)
8. Kaisa Kallio Henkilögalleria, KirjastoVirma
9. Veikko Kallio Henkilögalleria, KirjastoVirma
10. Raimo Väyrynen: Tasavallan presidentit (osa 3 1940-1956, s. 12)
11. Raimo Väyrynen: Tasavallan presidentit (osa 3 1940-1956, s. 80)
12. Raimo Väyrynen: Tasavallan presidentit (osa 3 1940-1956, s. 150)
13. Kansallisbiografia
14. Raimo Väyrynen: Tasavallan presidentit (osa 4 1956-1981, s. 150)
15. Raimo Väyrynen: Tasavallan presidentit (osa 5 1982-1994, s. 12)