The House of Nobility either refers to the institution of the

Finnish nobility The Finnish nobility (; ) was historically a privileged Social class, class in Finland, deriving from its period as part of Sweden and the Russian Empire. Noble families and their descendants are still a part of Finnish republican society, but ex ...

or the palace of the noble estate in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. The Finnish nobility was from 1809 until 1906 the first of the four

estates of the realm The estates of the realm, or three estates, were the broad orders of social hierarchy used in Christendom (Christian Europe) from the Middle Ages to early modern Europe. Different systems for dividing society members into estates developed a ...

The Estate

Before the Finnish War 1808-1809, the Finnish nobility were full members of the Swedish nobility and the Swedish House of Nobility for centuries. Finland was conquered from Sweden by

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. The estate of nobility existed fully starting from the 1809

Diet of Porvoo The Diet of Porvoo (, or unhistorically ; ; ), was the summoned legislative assembly to establish the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1809 and the heir of the powers of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates. The session of the Diet lasted from March to ...

when the Grand Duchy of Finland was formally created. The Finnish nobility was formally organized in 1818. Families of

were registered in the rolls of the Finnish House of Nobility, through a process called introduction to one's peers, after the imperial creation. First introductions in 1818 were registrations of those noble families registered in the Swedish House of Nobility whose male members lived in Finland and had sworn fealty to the emperor. During the period of Finland being a Grand Duchy to Russia, a number of ''de novo'' creations and naturalizations were made by the Russian emperors. The first estate of the four

of Finland existed until 1906 when a single chamber parliament was introduced. Baron August Langhoff was the last to be ennobled, in 1912. Hence, Finnish nobility today is a closed society. Today the House of Nobility is a hereditary association of members of registered nobility. The families ''introduced'' to the Finnish House of Nobility together with a brief description of the origins of the family and the coats of arms are listed on the House of Nobility website. Some Finnish noble families are originally members of the Swedish House of Nobility. Immigration between Finland and Sweden is constant because countries have strong historical, cultural, economical, and political ties. According to new rules, which were created in the 1900s, members of the Finnish House of Nobility can be introduced to the Swedish House of Nobility, and vice versa.

The Ritarihuone / Riddarhuset building

The Finnish House of Nobility as corporation owns, since 1857, the assembly building completed in 1862. The building, called Ritarihuone in Finnish and Riddarhuset in Swedish, (House of Knights) is of

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style by G.T. Chiewitz. The building is located in

Kruununhaka Kruununhaka (; ) is a Subdivisions of Helsinki#Neighbourhoods, neighbourhood of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Kruununhaka became the area next to the harbour and the center, when Helsinki was moved from the earlier location in the mid-1660s ...

, downtown Helsinki. The block and its land is owned collectively by the

. There are the offices of the House, for example its General Secretary, the Chancellery, and the Genealogist as well as a library, archives and heraldic collections.

Lord Marshals

Traditionally, the Lord Marshal was the chairman of sessions of the noble class (House of Nobility) as well as the overall speaker of the Diet. The persons who held the office of Lord Marshal in various diet sessions, are listed below: *1809

count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

Robert Wilhelm De Geer The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...

*1863–1864

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Johan Mauritz Nordenstam Baron Johan Mauritz Nordenstam (21 September 1802 – 8 June 1882) was a Finnish general who served as Senate of Finland#Vice Chairman of the Economic Division (1822–1917), Vice Chairman of the Economic Division of the Senate of Finland, an off ...

*1867 Johan Mauritz Nordenstam *1872 Johan Mauritz Nordenstam *1877–1878 Johan von Born *1882

baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than ...

Samuel Verner von Troil Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition ...

*1885 baron Samuel Verner von Troil *1888

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*1891 Gabriel von Haartman *1894

Lars von Hellens Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel", and is therefore related to the name ...

*1897 baron Samuel Verner von Troil *1899 (extraordinary diet) baron Samuel Verner von Troil *1900 Counselor of State

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*1904–1905 Constantin Linder (1904),

Ossian Wuorenheimo Ossian Wuorenheimo (until 1906 Bergbom) (3 December 1845, Viborg – 13 June 1917, Helsinki) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland The Senate of Finland (; ) combined the functions of Cabinet (government), cabi ...

(1905) *1905–1906 (extraordinary diet)

Viktor Magnus von Born Baron Viktor Magnus von Born (8 October 1851, Helsinki - 15 September 1917) was a Finnish lawyer, farmer and politician. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1877 to 1878 and from 1885 to 1906 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1910 to ...

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The Estate

The Ritarihuone / Riddarhuset building

Lord Marshals

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