1654                       County of Älvsborg (Älvsborgs län).
 1 Jan 1998                Part of Västra Götaland.

Governors
1634 - 1644                Johan Hindersson Reuter            (b. 1585 - d. 1644)
1644 - 1648                Nils Assersson Mannersköld         (b. 1577 - d. 1655)
1648 - 1663                Per Ribbing                        (b. 1606 - d. 1664)
1663 - 1674                Per Larsson Sparre                 (b. 1628 - d. 1692)
1674 - 1676                Henrik Falkenberg                  (b. 1634 - d. 1691)
1676 - 1679                Hans Georg Mörner                  (b. 1623 - d. 1685)
1679 - 1690                Henrik von Vicken                  (b. 1624 - d. 1690)
1690 - 1693                Lars Larsson Eldstierna            (b. 1626 - d. 1701)
20 Dec 1693 - 1708         David Makeléer, (from 1708)        (b. 1646 - d. 1708)
                             friherre Maclean                 
1708 - 1710                Axel von Faltzburg                 (b. 1645 - d. 1728)
1710 - 1716                Anders Sparrfelt                   (b. 1645 - d. 1730)
1716 - 1725                Gustaf (from 1719, friherre) Fock  (b. 16... - d. 1725)
1725 - 1733                Olof greve Gyllenborg              (b. 1676 - d. 1737)
1733 - 1739                Johan friherre Palmfelt            (b. c.1675 - d. 1739)
1740 - 1749                Axel Erik friherre Roos            (b. 1684 - d. 1765)
1749 - 1751                Carl Broman                        (b. 1703 - d. 1784)
1751 - 1756                Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda     (b. 1705 - d. 1766)
1756 - 1763                Johan Råfelt                       (b. 1712 - d. 1763)
1763 - 1769                Mauritz friherre Posse af Säby     (b. 1712 - d. 1787)
1769 - 1775                Sven friherre Cederström           (b. 1710 - d. 1781)
1775 - 1785                Michaël von Törne                  (b. 1726 - d. 1796)
1785 - 1809                Fredric (from 1800, friherre)
                             Lilliehorn                       (b. 1745 - d. 1811)
1810                       Johan Adam Hierta                  (b. 1749 - d. 1816)
1810 - 1815                Lars friherre Hierta               (b. 1762 - d. 1835)
                             (acting to 1814)
1816 - 1817                Per Adolph Ekorn                   (b. 1758 - d. 1819)
1817 - 1825                Carl Georg Flach                   (b. 1778 - d. 1846)
1825 - 17 Oct 1850         Paul Sandelhjelm                   (b. 1776 - d. 1850)
1851 - 1858                Bengt Carl Bergman                 (b. 1805 - d. 1878)
1858 - 1886                Eric greve Sparre af Söfdeborg     (b. 1816 - d. 1886)
1886 - 1905                Wilhelm Lothigius                  (b. 1836 - d. 1913)
1905 - 1922                Karl Husberg                       (b. 1854 - d. 1928)
1922 - 1941                Axel von Sneidern                  (b. 1875 - d. 1950)
1941 - 1949                Vilhelm Lundvik                    (b. 1883 - d. 1969)
1949 - 1954                Arvid Richert                      (b. 1887 - d. 1981)
1955 - 1970                Mats Lemne                         (b. 1919 - d. 1997)
1970 - 1978                Gunnar von Sydow                   (b. 1911 - d. 1990)
1978 - 1991                Göte Fridh                         (b. 1926 - d. 1996)
1991 - 1997                Bengt K.Å. Johansson               (b. 1937)

           Adopted 1660

1683                       County of Blekinge (Blekinges län).

Governors
1683 - 1700                Erik friherre Siöblad              (b. 1647 - d. 1725)
1700 - 1706                Berndt Didrik friherre Mörner af   (b. 1639 - d. 1710)
                             Tuna            
1706 - 1713                Jöran friherre Adlersteen          (b. c.1640 - d. 1713)
21 Mar 1713 - 14 Apr 1714  Salomon friherre von Otter         (b. 1647 - d. 1732)
                             (1st time)                      
1714 - 1719                Claes greve Bonde af Säfstaholm    (b. 1664 - d. 1726)
28 Apr 1719 - 13 Jan 1729  Salomon friherre von Otter         (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)                    
1729 - 1733                Johan friherre Palmfelt            (b. c.1675 - d. 1739)
1733 - 1740                Carl Georg friherre Siöblad        (b. 1682 - d. 1754)
1741 - 1746                Wilhelm Ludvig friherre Taube af   (b. 1690 - d. 1750)
                             Odenkat                      
22 Jan 1747 - 27 Jan 1752  Lars Dalman                        (b. 1680 - d. 1752)
1752 - 1769                Carl Harald friherre Strömfelt     (b. 1709 - d. 1775)
1769 - 1783                Johan friherre von Rajalin         (b. 1715 - d. 1786)
1783 - 1789                Salomon friherre von Köhler        (b. 1742 - d. 1814)
1789 - 1800                Claes Jakob friherre Raab          (b. 1747 - d. 1804)
 2 Aug 1800 - 1812         Anders (from 1809, friherre) af
                             Håkansson                        (b. 1749 - d. 1813)
1812 - 1813                Nils Adolph Humble                 (b. 1763 - d. 1813)
1813 - 1822                Gustaf Anton af Brinkman           (b. 1760 - d. 1822)
1823 - 1827                Hans greve Wachtmeister af         (b. 1793 - d. 1827)
                             Johannishus            
17 Apr 1828 - 1831         Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal             (b. 1788 - d. 1857)
1832 - 1847                Johan Otto friherre Nauckhoff      (b. 1788 - d. 1849)
1847 - 1848                Arwid Adolf Palander               (b. 1798 - d. 1848)
                             (acting to 1848)
15 Apr 1848 - 1856         Arvid Gustaf Faxe                  (b. 1799 - d. 1882)
1856 - 1867                Enar Wilhelm Nordenfelt            (b. 1798 - d. 1868)
1867 - 1883                Hans greve Wachtmeister af         (b. 1828 - d. 1905)
                             Johannishus            
1883 - 1892                Rudolf greve Horn af Rantzien      (b. 1825 - d. 1892)
1892 - 1900                Gotthard greve Wachtmeister af     (b. 1834 - d. 1920)
                             Johannishus                
1900 - 1923                Axel Hansson greve Wachtmeister    (b. 1855 - d. 1926)
                             af Johannishus             
26 Oct 1923 - 1942         Sven Hagströmer                    (b. 1877 - d. 1943)
 1 Nov 1942 - 31 May 1947  Erik Lindeberg                     (b. 1889 - d. 1967)
1948 - 1956                Bertil Fallenius                   (b. 1900 - d. 1990)
1952 - 1961                Erik von Heland                    (b. 1894 - d. 1973)
                             (acting for Fallenius to 1956)
1961 - 1973                Thure Andersson                    (b. 1908 - d. 2002)
1974 - 1992                Camilla Odhnoff (f)                (b. 1928)
1992 - 2001                Ulf Lönnqvist                      (b. 1936)
2002 - 2008                Ingegerd Wärnersson (f)            (b. 1947)
 1 Sep 2008 -              Gunvor Engström (f)                (b. 1950)

        Adopted 16th cent.

1647                       County of Kopparberg (Kopparbergs län)
 1 Jan 1997                Renamed County of Dalecarlia (Dalarnas län)

Governors
1634 - 1645                Peter Kruse                        (d. 1645)
1645 - 1651                Johan Berendes, d.y.               (b. 1603 - d. 1652)
1651 - 1655                Erik Henriksson Fleming            (b. 1616 - d. 1679)
1655 - 1662                Lorentz friherre Creutz, d.ä.      (b. 1615 - d. 1676)
1662 - 1692                Gustaf (from 1674, friherre)       (b. 1630 - d. 1692)
                             Duwall                    
15 Jan 1692 - 1706         Nils friherre Gripenhielm          (b. 1653 - d. 1706)
1706                       Hans friherre Rålamb (1st time)    (b. 1652 - d. 1712)
1706 - 1709                Jacob Bure                         (b. 1649 - d. 1709)
1709 - 1710                Hans friherre Rålamb (2nd time)    (s.a.)
Feb 1710 - 1710            Ludvig Fahlström                   (b. 1655 - d. 1721)
21 May 1710 - 1713         Jacob (from 1711, friherre)        (b. 1659 - d. 1716)
                             Reenstierna              
1713 - 1716                Jonas Cedercreutz                  (b. 1661 - d. 1727)
1716 - 1719                Gustaf Gabriel Appelman            (b. 1656 - d. 1721)
1719 - 1723                Otto Reinhold (from 1720,          (b. 1679 - d. 1746)
                             friherre) Strömfelt             
16 Sep 1723 - 1732         Peter (from 1726, friherre) von    (b. 1662 - d. 1732)
                             Danckwardt                   
24 Apr 1732 - 1739         Nils (from 1735, friherre)         (b. 1676 - d. 1756)
                             Reuterholm             
14 Aug 1739 - 1742         Albrecht Lindcreutz                (b. 1674 - d. 1744)
1742 - 1755                Carl Gustaf Wennerstedt            (b. 1692 - d. 1778)
1756 - 1763                Bernhard Reinhold von Hauswolff    (b. 1700 - d. 1776)
1763 - 1766                Johan Abraham friherre Hamilton    (b. 1734 - d. 1795)
                             af Hageby                    
1766                       Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda     (b. 1705 - d. 1766)
1766 - 1781                Carl friherre Cederström           (b. 1706 - d. 1793)
1781 - 1790                Johan friherre Beck-Friis          (b. 1729 - d. 1796)
1790 - 1812                Johan (from 1809, friherre) af     (b. 1746 - d. 1823)
                             Nordin                     
19 Nov 1812 - 26 Mar 1822  Hans Järta                         (b. 1774 - d. 1847)
1822 - 1853                Pehr Daniel Lorichs                (b. 1785 - d. 1853)
1853 - 1856                Erik Polycarpus greve Cronhielm    (b. 1797 - d. 1856)
                             af Hakunge                      
1857 - 1863                Olof af Geijerstam                 (b. 1800 - d. 1863)
1863 - 1880                Johan Gustaf Samuel de Maré        (b. 1820 - d. 1880)
1880 - 1892                Curry Treffenberg                  (b. 1825 - d. 1897)
1893 - 1901                Claës Wersäll                      (b. 1848 - d. 1919)
1901 - 1922                Carl Fredrik Holmquist             (b. 1857 - d. 1922)
1922 - 1932                Herman Kvarnzelius                 (b. 1864 - d. 1938)
1932 - 1944                Bernhard Eriksson                  (b. 1878 - d. 1952)
1944 - 1951                Gustaf Andersson                   (b. 1884 - d. 1961)
1951 - 1957                Eije Mossberg                      (b. 1908 - d. 1997)
1957 - 1973                Gösta Elfving                      (b. 1908 - d. 1992)
1974 - 1980                Bengt Olsson                       (b. 1918 - d. 1990)
1980 - 1986                Ingvar Gullnäs                     (b. 1924)
1896 - 1992                Lilly Hansson (f)                  (b. 1927)
1992 - 31 Dec 2001         Gunnar Björk                       (b. 1944)
 1 Jan 2002 - 30 Jun 2002  Inger Eriksson (f) (1st time)      (b. 1951)
                             (acting)
 1 Jul 2002 - 30 Nov 2006  Ingrid Dahlberg (f)                (b. 1941)
 1 Dec 2006 - 21 May 2007  Inger Eriksson (f) (2nd time)      (s.a.)
                             (acting)
21 May 2007 -              Maria Norrfalk (f)                 (b. 1952)

       Adopted 14 Oct 1938

1762                       County of Gävleborg (Gävleborgs län) from part of Västernorrland.

Governors
1762 - 1763                Fredrik Henrik friherre Sparre     (b. 1691 - d. 1764)
1763 - 1772                Carl friherre Sparre               (b. 1723 - d. 1791)
1773 - 1781                Nils Philip greve Gyldenstolpe     (b. 1734 - d. 1810)
1781 - 1812                Fredrik Adolf Ulrik greve          (b. 1744 - d. 1829)
                             Cronstedt
1812 - 1813                Salomon Mauritz friherre von       (b. 1757 - d. 1825)
                             Rajalin              
1813 - 1843                Erik Samuel greve Sparre af        (b. 1776 - d. 1843)
                             Söfdeborg
1843 - 1853                Lars Magnus Lagerheim              (b. 1786 - d. 1858)
1853 - 1861                Lars Adolf Prytz                   (b. 1792 - d. 1863)
1861 - 1883                Gustaf Ferdinand Asker             (b. 1812 - d. 1897)
1883 - 1899                Carl Adolf Theodor Björkman        (b. 1831 - d. 1908)
1899 - 1900                Albrecht Theodor Odelberg          (b. 1847 - d. 1938)
1900 - 1918                Hugo Erik Gustaf greve Hamilton    (b. 1849 - d. 1928)
1908 - 1911                Carl Mathias Ström                 (b. 1849 - d. 1926)
                             (acting for Hamilton)
1911                       Oskar Fredrik von Sydow            (b. 1873 - d. 1936)
                             (acting for Hamilton)
1918 - 1922                August Robert Hagen                (b. 1868 - d. 1922)
1922 - 1941                Sven Edvard Julius Lübeck          (b. 1877 - d. 1941)
1923 - 1924                Oskar Georg Rydin (1st time)       (b. 1865 - d. 1935)
                             (acting for Lübeck)
1928 - 1930                Oskar Georg Rydin (2nd time)       (s.a.)
                             (acting for Lübeck)
1941 - 1950                Rickard Sandler                    (b. 1884 - d. 1964) 
1950  (6 months)           Gösta Finngård (acting)            (b. 1885 - d. 1963)
1950 - 1954                Elon Andersson                     (b. 1891 - d. 1954) 
1954 - 1962                John Lingman                       (b. 1901 - d. 1962)
1962 - 1971                Jarl Hjalmarson                    (b. 1904 - d. 1993)
1971 - 1986                Hans Hagnell                       (b. 1919 - d. 2006)
1986 - 1992                Lars Ivar Hising                   (b. 1927)
1992 - 2002                Lars Eric Ericsson                 (b. 1943)
2002 - 2003                Monica Robin Svensson (f)(acting)  (b. 1938)
 1 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2007  Christer Eirefelt                  (b. 1942)
 1 Oct 2007 - 21 Jan 2008  Gun-Marie Pettersson (f) (acting)  (b. 1949)
21 Jan 2008 -              Barbro Holmberg (f)                (b. 1952) 

           Adopted 1560

1645                       County of Gotland (Gotlands län).
24 Apr 1808 - 18 May 1808  Russian occupation.

Governors
22 Sep 1645 - 1648         Ake Hänsson Ulfsparre              (b. 1597 - d. 1657)
1648 - 1650                Gustaf Persson friherre Banér      (b. 1618 - d. 1689)
1650 - 1654                Axel Carlsson Sparre               (b. 1620 - d. 1679)
1679 - 1689                Johan Cedercrantz                  (b. 1646 - d. 1699)
1689 - 1708                Gustaf Adolf (from 1696, friherre) (b. 1636 - d. 1716)
                             von der Osten genannt Sacken   
1708 - 1710                Anders Sparrfelt                   (b. 1645 - d. 1730)
1710 - 1711                Peter Snack                        (b. 1632 - d. 1713)
1711 - 1716                Nils friherre Posse af Säby        (b. 1660 - d. 1723)
1716 - 1728                Gustaf (from 1719, friherre) von   (b. 1669 - d. 1738)
                             Psilander                      
1728 - 1738                Johan Didrik (from 1731, friherre) (b. 1681 - d. 1738)
                             Grönhagen                      
1738 - 1757                Jacob von Hökerstedt               (b. 1685 - d. 1757)
1757 - 1763                Didrik Henrik greve Taube          (b. 1711 - d. 1781)
1763 - 1765                Mårten friherre Kalling            (b. 1705 - d. 1765)
1765 - 1787                Carl Otto (from 1771, friherre)    (b. 1718 - d. 1795)
                             von Segebaden                 
1787 - 1812                Salomon Mauritz friherre von       (b. 1757 - d. 1825)
                             Rajalin                          
24 Apr 1808 - 18 May 1808  Nikolay Andreyevich Bodisko        (b. 1757 - d. 1815)
                             (Russian commander)
1812 - 1817                Carl Fredrik Aschling              (b. 1751 - d. 1820)
1817 - 1833                Jacob friherre Cederström          (b. 1782 - d. 1857)
1833 - 1849                Michael Silvius von Hohenhausen    (b. 1790 - d. 1849)
1849 - 1858                Gustaf Jacob af Dalström           (b. 1785 - d. 1867)
1858 - 1862                Gillis Bildt                       (b. 1820 - d. 1894)
1862 - 1873                Gustaf Henrik Wilhelm Gyllenram    (b. 1814 - d. 1890)
1874 - 1883                Rudolf greve Horn af Rantzien      (b. 1825 - d. 1892)
1883 - 1900                Per Gustaf Emil Poignant           (b. 1829 - d. 1910)
1901 - 1903                Conrad Cedercrantz                 (b. 1854 - d. 1932)
1903 - 1909                Carl Johan August Wall             (b. 1855 - d. 1934)
1909 -  9 Sep 1912         Karl Rudolf Rydin                  (b. 1854 - d. 1912)
1912 - 1927                Gustaf Wilhelm Alexander Roos      (b. 1859 - d. 1938)
1927 - 1938                Alvar Elis Rodhe                   (b. 1882 - d. 1964)
1938 - 1941                Ola Jeppsson                       (b. 1887 - d. 1941)
1941 - 1951                Erik Nylander                      (b. 1885 - d. 1958)
1951 - 1959                Ture Åke Hovgard                   (b. 1896 - d. 1959)
1959 - 1968                Johan Martin Wahlbäck              (b. 1901 - d. 1985)
1968 - 1974                Torsten Andersson                  (b. 1909 - d. 1978)
1975 - 1980                Gustaf Einar Gustafsson            (b. 1914 - d. 1995)
1980 - 1983                Lars Gustaf Johannes Westerberg    (b. 1929 - d. 1983)
1984 - 1991                Claes Elmstedt                     (b. 1928)
1992 - 1998                Thorsten Andersson                 (b. 1938 - d. 2011
15 Jan 1998 - 29 Feb 2004  Lillemor Arvidsson (f)             (b. 1943)
2004 -  4 Aug 2009         Marianne Samuelsson (f)            (b. 1945) 
 4 Aug 2009 - 31 Dec 2009  Anders Granat (acting)             (b. 1946)
 1 Jan 2010 -              Cecilia Schelin Seidegård (f)      (b. 1954)

1658                       Bohus län.
1680                       County of Gothenburg and Bohus (Göteborgs och Bohus län)
                             created from Bohus län, Göteborg (city) and parts of Älvsborg.
 1 Jan 1998                Part of Västra Götaland.

Governors
1658 - 1677                Harald Stake                       (b. 1598 - d. 1677)
1677 - 1680                Rutger friherre von Ascheberg      (b. 1621 - d. 1693)
1680 - 1682                Georg Henrik Lybecker              (b. 1618 - d. 1683)
1682 - 1700                Johan (from 1687, friherre) von    (b. 1613 - d. 1706)
                             Schönleben                     
1700 - 1711                Erik friherre Siöblad              (b. 1647 - d. 1725)
1712 - 1719                Carl Gustaf friherre Mörner af     (b. 1658 - d. 1721)
                             Morlanda (from 1716, Carl Gustaf
                             greve Mörner af Morlanda)       
1719 - 1723                Nils friherre Posse af Säby        (b. 1660 - d. 1723)
1723 - 1730                Axel (from 1727, friherre)         (b. 1664 - d. 1730)
                             Gyllenkrok              
1730 - 1741                Bengt Ribbing, (from 1731)         (b. 1686 - d. 1741)
                             friherre Ribbing af Koberg    
1741 - 1749                Lorentz Kristoffer Stobée          (b. 1676 - d. 1756)
1749 - 1762                Johan (from 1751, friherre) von    (b. 1689 - d. 1762)
                             Kaulbars                      
1763 - 1772                Didrik Henrik greve Taube          (b. 1711 - d. 1781)
1772 - 1790                Anders Du Rietz, (from 1778)       (b. 1720 - d. 1792)
                             friherre Du Rietz af Hedensberg 
1790 - 1796                Johan friherre Beck-Friis          (b. 1729 - d. 1796)
1796 - 1800                Samuel af Forselles                (b. 1757 - d. 1814)
1800 - 1808                Johan Fredrik friherre Carpelan    (b. 1745 - d. 1808)
1809 - 1834                Axel greve von Rosen               (b. 1773 - d. 1834)
22 Nov 1834 - 19 Jun 1843  Gillis Edenhjelm                   (b. 1778 - d. 1862)
                             (acting to 14 Nov 1835)
1843 - 1847                Carl Gustaf greve Löwenhielm       (b. 1790 - d. 1858)
1847 - 1864                Olof Fåhræus                       (b. 1796 - d. 1884)
1864 - 1885                Albert greve Ehrensvärd            (b. 1821 - d. 1901)
1885 - 1897                Gustaf Fredrik greve Snoilsky      (b. 1833 - d. 1897)
1897 - 1917                Gustaf Lagerbring                  (b. 1847 - d. 1921)
1917 - 1934                Oscar Fredrik von Sydow            (b. 1873 - d. 1936)
1921                       Esaias Centerwall                  (b. 1867 - d. 1947)
                             (acting for von Sydow)
1934 - 1950                Malte Jacobsson                    (b. 1885 - d. 1966)
1950 - 1971                Per Nyström                        (b. 1903 - d. 1993)
1971 - 1978                Erik Huss                          (b. 1913 - d. 2010)
1979 - 1980                Carl Johan Gunnar Persson          (b. 1919)
1980 - 1989                Åke Norling                        (b. 1924 - d. 2001)
1989 - 1995                Kjell A. Mattsson                  (b. 1930)
1996 - 1997                Göran Bengtsson                    (b. 1947)

          Adopted 1660

1658                       County of Halland (Hallands län).

Governors
1646 - 1651                Caspar Otto Sperling               (b. 1596 - d. 1655)
1651 - 1653                Nils Kagg                          (b. 1598 - d. 1653)
1654 - 1655                Bengt Horn                         (b. 1623 - d. 1678)
1655 - 1662                Axel Lillie                        (b. 1603 - d. 1662)
1656 - 1658                Erik Stenbock (acting for Lillie)  (b. 1612 - d. 1659)
1658 - 1665                Bengt Lilliehöök                   (b. 1612 - d. 1665)
1665 - 1666                Johan Hård af Segerstad (1st time) (b. 1617 - d. 1691)
1666                       Augustin Leijonsköld (acting)      (b. 1632 - d. 1682)
1666 - 1676                Johan Hård af Segerstad (2nd time) (s.a.)
1676 - 1678                Göran Kaspersson friherre Sperling (b. 1630 - d. 1691)
1678 - 1684                Sven Andersson Ranck               (b. 1616 - d. 1684)
1684 - 17 Jun 1698         Gustaf Tungel                      (b. 1639 - d. 1698)
1698 - 1705                Hans von Dellingshausen            (b. 1641 - d. 1705)
1795 - 1710                Reinhold Johan friherre von Fersen (b. 1646 - d. 1716)
1710 - 1728                Axel friherre Faltzburg            (b. 1645 - d. 1728)
1728 - 1737                Wilhelm friherre Bennet            (b. 1677 - d. 1740)
1737 - 1745                Claes friherre Rålamb              (b. 1682 - d. 1751)
1745 - 1750                Carl Mårten friherre Fleetwood     (b. 1705 - d. 1751)
1750                       Nils greve Bonde af Björnö         (b. 1685 - d. 1760)
1750 - 1761                Hans Hummelhielm                   (b. 1694 - d. 1772) 
1761 - 1771                Arvid Silfvershiöld                (b. 1710 - d. 1781) 
1771 - 1776                Olof von Nackreij                  (b. 1728 - d. 1783)
1776 - 1781                Salomon friherre von Otter         (b. 1733 - d. 1781)
1781 - 1793                Georg Gustaf Wrangel               (b. 1728 - d. 1795)
1793 - 1810                Axel Eric friherre Gyllenstierna   (b. 1747 - d. 1823)
                             af Lundholm                    
1810 - 1812                Gustaf Wilhelm Conradi             (b. 1761 - d. 1846)
1812 - 1818                Josua Sylvander                    (b. 1769 - d. 1833)
1818 - 1823                Lars Arnell                        (b. 1781 - d. 1856)
1824 - 1844                Claes Ludvig Virgin                (b. 1776 - d. 1850)
1844 - 1860                Patrick Adolph greve Lewenhaupt    (b. 1794 - d. 1871)
1860 - 1876                Carl Jonas Oscar Alströmer         (b. 1811 - d. 1888)
1876 - 1883                Fredrik Wilhelm Leijonancker       (b. 1818 - d. 1883)
1883 - 1902                Carl Nordenfalk                    (b. 1833 - d. 1909)
1902 - 1916                Axel Asker                         (b. 1848 - d. 1924)
1916 - 1920                Carl Fredrik Vilhelm Hederstierna  (b. 1861 - d. 1928)
1920 - 1935                Axel greve Mörner af Morlanda      (b. 1868 - d. 1954)
1935 - 1943                Hilding Kjellman                   (b. 1885 - d. 1953)
1943 - 1959                Reimer Johansson                   (b. 1893 - d. 1967)
1959 - 1971                Ingvar Lindell                     (b. 1904 - d. 1993)
1971 - 1972                Torsten Segrell (acting)           (b. 1907 - d. ....)
1972 - 1977                Yngve Holmberg                     (b. 1925 - d. 2011)
1978 - 1979                Carl Johan Gunnar Persson          (b. 1919)
1979 - 1986                Johannes Antonsson                 (b. 1921 - d. 1995)
1986 - 1997                Björn Molin                        (b. 1932)
 1 May 1997 - Oct 2004     Karin Starrin (f)                  (b. 1947)
Oct 2004 -                 Lars-Erik Lövdén                   (b. 1950)

Härnösand

 6 Sep 1645                County of Härnösand (Härnösands län) created from part
                             of Norrland.
13 Mar 1654                Merged into Västernorrland.

Governors
1645 - 1653                Hans Strijk                        (b. 1595 - d. 1653)
1653 - 1654                Anders Appelbom

Hudiksvall

 6 Sep 1645                County of Hudiksvall (Hudiksvalls län) created from part
                             of Norrland.
13 Mar 1654                Merged into Västernorrland.

Governors
1645 - 1651                Ivar Nilsson Natt och Dag          (b. 1590 - d. 1651)
1651 - 1654                Erik Larsson Sparre                (b. 1618 - d. 1673)

1660 - 23 May 1935

Adopted 23 May 1935

13 Aug 1645                Jamtland and Härjedalen ceded to Sweden by Norway.
1645 - 1658                Part of Härnösand and Hudiksvall counties.
1658 - 1660                Part of Trondheims län.
1660 - 1810                Part of Västernorrland (after 1810 Härjedalen part of Gävleborg).
16 Aug 1677 -  1 Nov 1677  Occupied by Norway.
1810                       County of Jamtland (Jämtlands län) created from 
                             parts of Västernorrlands and Gävleborg counties.

Governors
1810 - 1817                Anders Wasell                      (b. 1759 - d. 1828)
1817 - 1818                Lars Arnell                        (b. 1781 - d. 1856)
1818 - 1841                Michael von Törne                  (b. 1775 - d. 1854)
1841 - 1842                Gustaf Montgomery                  (b. 1791 - d. 1861)
1842 - 1843                Lars Magnus Lagerheim              (b. 1786 - d. 1858)
1843 - 1844                Carl Printzensköld (acting)        (b. 1796 - d. 1866)
1844 - 1848                Anders Peter Sandströmer           (b. 1804 - d. 1857)
1848 - 1859                Jacob Axel Dahlström               (b. 1794 - d. 1860)
1860 - 1865                Nils Axel Bennich                  (b. 1817 - d. 1904)
1865 - 1866                Gustaf Lagercrantz                 (b. 1816 - d. 1867)
1866 - 1882                Gustaf Asplund                     (b. 1826 - d. 1882)
1883 - 1895                John friherre Ericson              (b. 1834 - d. 1895)
1895 - 1906                Knut friherre Sparre               (b. 1835 - d. 1929)
1906 - 1923                Johan Widén                        (b. 1856 - d. 1933)
1923 - 1930                Sigfrid Linnér                     (b. 1877 - d. 1963)
1931 - 1938                Mortimer Munck af Rosenschöld      (b. 1873 - d. 1942)
1938 - 1953                Torsten Löfgren                    (b. 1886 - d. 1966)
1954 - 1969                Anders Tottie                      (b. 1902 - d. 1995)
1969 - 1977                Hans Gustafsson                    (b. 1912 - d. 1981)
1977 - 1983                Harald Pettersson                  (b. 1917 - d. 2000)
1984 - 1995                Sven Heurgren                      (b. 1930)
1995 - 2001                Kristina Persson (f)               (b. 1945)
2001 - 2002                Uno Svaleryd (f)(1st time)(acting) (b. 1943)
2002 - 29 Feb 2008         Maggi Mikaelsson (f)               (b. 1946)
2006 - 2007                Uno Svaleryd (2nd time)            (s.a.)
                             (acting for Mikaelsson)
 1 Mar 2008 - 31 May 2008  Uno Svaleryd (3rd time) (acting)   (s.a.)
 1 Jun 2008 -              Britt Bohlin Olsson (f)            (b. 1956)

       Adopted 12 Jun 1942

1634                       County of Jönköping and Kronoberg (Könköpings och Kronobergs län)
                            (existed 1634-36, 1654-58, 1669-74, 1680-87).
1687                       County of Jönköping (Jönköpings län).

Governors 
1634 - 1636                Bengt Erlandsson Kafle             (b. 1580 - d. 1636)
1636 - 1639                Bengt Bagge af Berga               (b. 1594 - d. 1660)
1639 - 1645                Knut Soop                          (b. 1597 - d. 1648)
1645 - 1653                Bengt Eriksson Ribbing             (b. 1609 - d. 1653)
1653 - 1658                Gustaf Knutsson Posse af Hedensund (b. 1626 - d. 1676)
1658 - 1663                Johan Björnsson Printz             (b. 1592 - d. 1663)
1663 - 1672                Gustaf Ersson Ribbing              (b. 1613 - d. 1693)
1672 - 1675                Hans Georg Mörner af Morlanda d.ä. (b. 1623 - d. 1685)
                             (1st time)    
1675 - 1677                Harald friherre Strömfelt          (b. 1639 - d. 1707)
1677 - 1680                Augustin Leijonsköld               (b. 1632 - d. 1682)
1680 - 1685                Hans Georg Mörner af Morlanda d.ä. (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)    
1685 - 1687                Robert friherre Lichton            (b. 1631 - d. 1692)
1687 - 1693                Erik greve Dahlbergh               (b. 1625 - d. 1703)
1693 - 1696                Nils Carlsson greve Gyllenstierna  (b. 1648 - d. 1720)
                             af Fogelvik                
1696 - 1716                Mårten friherre Lindhielm          (b. 1638 - d. 1720)
1716 - 1718                Georg Reinhold friherre Patkull    (b. 1656 - d. 1723)
                             von Posendorf                    
1718 - 1727                Anders (from 1719, friherre)       (b. 1655 - d. 1727)
                             Leijonhielm                  
1728 - 1746                Johan (from 1731, friherre) von    (b. 1670 - d. 1747)
                             Mentzer                          
1747 - 1751                Anders Tungelfeldt                 (b. 1681 - d. 1751)
1751 - 1762                Ludvig (from 1755, friherre) von   (b. 1685 - d. 1763)
                             Saltza                 
1762 - 1778                Claes Erik friherre Silfverhielm   (b. 1725 - d. 1792)
1778 - 1795                Fredric Ulric friherre Hamilton    (b. 1735 - d. 1797)
                             af Hageby         
1795 - 1801                Eric Johan de la Grange            (b. 1734 - d. 1807)
1801 - 1805                Johan Axel Stedt                   (b. 1756 - d. 1805)
1805 - 1815                Eric Gustaf friherre Boije af      (b. 1763 - d. 1815)
                             Gennäs     
1815 - 1835                Lars friherre Hierta               (b. 1762 - d. 1835)
1835 - 1855                Claes Gabriel Bergenstråhle        (b. 1787 - d. 1864)
1855 - 1870                Arvid Gustav Faxe                  (b. 1799 - d. 1882)
1870 - 1888                Carl R. Ekström                    (b. 1818 - d. 1903)
1888 - 1892                Robert Dickson                     (b. 1843 - d. 1924)
1892 - 1906                Hjalmar friherre Palmstierna       (b. 1836 - d. 1909)
1906 - 1922                Fredrik E. Pettersson              (b. 1855 - d. 1949)
1922 - 1934                Carl Malmroth                      (b. 1874 - d. 1934)
1934 - 1937                Felix Hamrin                       (b. 1875 - d. 1937)
1938 - 1957                Olle Ekblom                        (b. 1892 - d. 1978)
1957 - 1963                Allan Nordenstam                   (b. 1904 - d. 1982)
1964 - 1979                Sven af Geijerstam                 (b. 1913 - d. 1990)
1980 - 1997                Gösta Gunnarsson                   (b. 1938)
1998 - 2003                Birgit Friggebo (f)                (b. 1941)
Jan 2004 - Oct 2004        Bo Landholm (acting)               (b. 1941)
 1 Oct 2004 - 31 Aug 2010  Lars Engqvist                      (b. 1945)
 1 Sep 2010 -              Minoo Akhtarzand (f)               (b. 1956) 

       Adopted 6 Oct 1944

1634                       County of Kalmar (Kalmar län).

Governors
1634 - 1637                Jesper Andersson Cruus af Edeby    (b. 1576 - d. 1647)
1637 - 1645                Conrad von Falkenberg af Trystorp  (b. 1591 - d. 1654)
1645 - 1655                Gabriel Gyllenankar                (d. 1657)
1655 - 1656                Göran Eriksson Ulfsparre af Broxvik(b. 1617 - d. 1656)
1656 - 1661                Carl Filip von Sack                (b. 1627 - d. 1661)
1661 - 1664                Claes Persson Banér                (b. 1620 - d. 1675)
1664 - 1666                Gustaf Cruus                       (b. 1620 - d. 1665)
1666                       Claes Niklas Dankwardt-Liljeström  (b. 1613 - d. 1681)
1666 - 1671                Peder Persson Hammarskiöld         (b. 1616 - d. 1671)
1671 - 1674                Mauritz Nilsson Posse af Säby      (b. 1632 - d. 1702)
1674 - 1677                Conrad Gyllenstierna               (b. 1645 - d. 1684)
1677 - 1679                Henrik von Vicken                  (b. 1624 - d. 1690)
1679 - 1680                Hans Georg Mörner af Morlanda d.ä. (b. 1623 - d. 1685)
1680 - 1683                Hans greve Wachtmeister af         (b. 1641 - d. 1714)
                             Johannishus                
1683 - 1694                Hans Clerk                         (b. 1634 - d. 1694)
1694 - 1695                Carl Gyllengrip                    (b. 1641 - d. 1695)
1695 - 1701                Bleckert friherre Wachtmeister af  (b. 1644 - d. 1701)
                             Björkö          
1701 - 1709                Reinhold friherre Rehbinder        (b. 1640 - d. 1709)
1709 - 1711                Adam Carl greve de la Gardie       (b. 1665 - d. 1721)
1711 - 1721                Gabriel Gyllengrip                 (b. 1664 - d. 1726)
1721 - 1728                Georg Vilhelm friherre Fleetwood   (b. 1669 - d. 1728)
1728 - 1734                Gustaf friherre von Psilander      (b. 1669 - d. 1738)
1734 - 1754                Georg Bogislaus friherre Stael von (b. 1685 - d. 1763)
                             Holstein
1755 - 1757                Nils friherre Djurklou             (b. 1686 - d. 1758)
1757 - 1774                Carl Gustaf (from 1762, friherre   (b. 1697 - d. 1784)
                             von) Roxendorff                
1774 - 1781                Carl friherre Rappe                (b. 1721 - d. 1790)
1781 - 1788                Lars Fredrik friherre von Kaulbars (b. 1734 - d. 1815)
1788 - 1790                Fredrik friherre von Köhler        (b. 1728 - d. 1810)
1790 - 1810                Mikael (from 1805, friherre)       (b. 1742 - d. 1838)
                             Anckarsvärd              
1810 - 1822                Johan Georg (from 1817, friherre)  (b. 1774 - d. 1884)
                             de la Grange          
1822 - 1839                Gustaf Peter Nordenanckar          (b. 1771 - d. 1839) 
1839 - 1840                Jakob August von Hartmansdorff     (b. 1792 - d. 1856)
1840 - 1852                Claes Ulrik Nerman                 (b. 1792 - d. 1852) 
1852 - 1873                Knut Erik friherre Skjöldebrand    (b. 1807 - d. 1874)
1873 - 1888                Gustav Jakob Edelstam              (b. 1831 - d. 1892)
1888 - 1896                Viktor Lennart Groll               (b. 1845 - d. 1903)
1896 - 1903                Karl Adolf Fagerlund               (b. 1842 - d. 1903)
1903 - 1917                Conrad Cedercrantz                 (b. 1854 - d. 1932)
1917 - 1938                John Ludvik Falk                   (b. 1873 - d. 1956)
1938 - 1947                Arvid Lidén                        (b. 1881 - d. 1950)
1947 - 1958                Ruben Wagnsson                     (b. 1891 - d. 1978)
1959 - 1967                Ivar Persson                       (b. 1901 - d. 1979) 
1968 - 1981                Erik Westerlind                    (b. 1914 - d. 1990)
1981 - 1996                Eric Krönmark                      (b. 1931)
1996 - 2002                Anita Bråkenhielm (f)              (b. 1937)
2002 - 15 Apr 2011         Sven Lindgren                      (b. 1946)
16 Apr 2011 -              Anne-Li Fiskesjö (f) (acting)      (b. 1957)

   24 Nov 1939 - 1 Jan 1997

1719                       County of Kristianstad (Kristianstads län).
 1 Jan 1997                Merged into County of Skåne. 

Governors
1719 - 1738                Samuel friherre von Hylteen        (b. 1671 - d. 1738)
1739 - 1745                Nils Silfverskiöld                 (b. 1674 - d. 1753)
1745 - 1761                Christian (from 1751, friherre)    (b. 1694 - d. 1762)
                             Barnekow                    
1761 - 1763                Carl Axel Hugo friherre Hamilton   (b. 1722 - d. 1763)
                             af Hageby                    
1763 - 1772                Reinhold Johan (from 1764,         (b. 1708 - d. 1785)
                             friherre) von Lingen   
1773 - 1776                Axel greve Löwen                   (b. 1729 - d. 1802)
1776 - 1786                Gabriel Erik friherre Sparre       (b. 1726 - d. 1804)
1786 - 1803                Carl Adam friherre Wrangel af      (b. 1748 - d. 1829)
                             Adinal                    
1803 - 1811                Eric friherre von Nolcken          (b. 1763 - d. 1834)
1811 - 1838                Axel greve de la Gardie            (b. 1772 - d. 1838)
1838 - 1851                Georg Ludvig von Rosen             (b. 1786 - d. 1857)
1852 - 1856                Knut Axel Posse                    (b. 1796 - d. 1856)
1856 - 1859                Emil von Troil                     (b. 1800 - d. 1859)
1860 - 1866                Axel Ludvig friherre Rappe         (b. 1800 - d. 1875)
1866 - 1883                Axel Trolle-Wachtmeister           (b. 1812 - d. 1907)
1883 - 1905                Magnus greve de la Gardie          (b. 1839 - d. 1905)
1905 - 1923                Louis friherre de Geer af Finspång (b. 1854 - d. 1935)
1923 - 1938                Johan Nilsson                      (b. 1873 - d. 1963)
1938 - 1947                Alvar Elis Rodhe                   (b. 1882 - d. 1964)
1947 - 1963                Per Westling                       (b. 1900 - d. 1963)
1964 - 1979                Bengt Petri                        (b. 1913 - d. 2006)
1979 - 1984                Lennart Sandgren                   (b. 1926 - d. 2009)
1985 - 1989                Einar Larsson                      (b. 1925)
1990 - 1996                Anita Bråkenhielm (f)              (b. 1937)
1996 - 31 Dec 1996         Hans Blom (acting)                 (b. 1938)

       Adopted 6 Oct 1944

1634                       Part of County of Jönköping and Kronoberg
                             (existed 1634-36, 1654-58, 1669-74, 1680-87).
1674                       County of Kronoberg (Kronobergs län).

Governors
1634 - 1636                Bengt Kafle                        (b. 1580 - d. 1636)
1636 - 1653                Bengt Bagge af Berga               (b. 1594 - d. 1660)
1653 - 1654                Mauritz Holst                      (b. 1603 - d. 1655)
1655 - 1657                Gabriel Gyllenankar                (d. 1657)
1657 - 1664                Mauritz Nilsson Posse af Säby      (b. 1632 - d. 1702)
1674 - 1676                Jakob Fleming                      (b. 1640 - d. 1689)
1676 - 1679                Gustaf Lilliecrona                 (b. 1623 - d. 1687)
1687                       Jonas Klingius Klingstedt          (b. 1626 - d. 1691)
1687 - 1701                Åke friherre Ulfsparre af Broxvik  (b. 1630 - d. 1701)
1701 - 1710                Gustaf von Faltzburg               (b. 1650 - d. 1719)
1710 - 1718                Axel Claesson friherre Banér       (b. 1661 - d. 1742)
1718 - 1719                Olof Törnflycht                    (b. 1680 - d. 1737)
1719 - 1727                Jakob friherre Cronstedt           (b. 1668 - d. 1751)
1727 - 1729                Johan Brauner                      (b. 1668 - d. 1743)
1729 - 1746                Anders friherre Koskull            (b. 1677 - d. 1746)
1747 - 1758                Gustaf Fredrik Rothlieb            (b. 1686 - d. 1758)
1758 - 1763                Peter von Psilander                (b. 1702 - d. 1776)
1763 - 1769                Joakim Beck-Friis                  (b. 1722 - d. 1797)
1769 - 1776                Adam Johan (from 1771, friherre)   (b. 1703 - d. 1776)
                             Raab                   
1776 - 1782                Olof (from 1778, friherre) von     (b. 1728 - d. 1783)
                             Nackreij                           
1782 - 1787                Salomon Hedenstierna               (b. 1726 - d. 1808)
1787 - 1793                Göran Henrik friherre Falkenberg   (b. 1746 - d. 1803)
                             af Trystorp                   
1793 - 1827                Carl Stellan greve Mörner af       (b. 1761 - d. 1834)
                             Morlanda                   
1827 - 1863                Carl greve Mörner af Morlanda      (b. 1792 - d. 1870)
1863 - 1864                Carl Johan Thyselius               (b. 1811 - d. 1891)
1864 - 1875                Gustaf Lorentz Munthe              (b. 1809 - d. 1889)
1875 - 1888                Gunnar Wennerberg                  (b. 1817 - d. 1901)
1888 - 1898                Gustaf Harald greve Spens          (b. 1827 - d. 1914)
1898 - 1909                Charles E. Oelreich                (b. 1839 - d. 1911)
1909 - 1925                Alexis Hammarström                 (b. 1858 - d. 1936)
1925 - 1944                August Beskow                      (b. 1880 - d. 1946) 
1944 - 1946                Erik Lundh                         (b. 1895 - d. 1967) 
1946 - 1965                Thorwald Bergquist                 (b. 1899 - d. 1972)
1965 - 1970                Gunnar Helén                       (b. 1918 - d. 2002)
1971 - 1977                Lars Eliasson                      (b. 1914 - d. 2002)
1977 - 1982                Astrid Kristensson (f)             (b. 1917 - d. 2000)
1983 - 1988                Britt Mogård (f)                   (b. 1922)
1988 - 1995                Sten Wickbom                       (b. 1931)
1995 - 2002                Wiggo Komstedt                     (b. 1937) 
2002 - Dec 2006            Lars-Åke Lagrell                   (b. 1940)
2007                       Claes Sjöblom (acting)             (b. 1941)
 1 Oct 2007 -              Kristina Alsér (f)                 (b. 1956)

   24 Nov 1939 - 1 Jan 1997

1719                       County of Malmöhus (Malmöhus län).
 1 Jan 1997                Merged into County of Skåne. 

Governors
1719 - 1727                Carl Gustaf friherre Hård          (b. 1674 - d. 1744)
1727 - 1737                Johan friherre Cronman             (b. 1662 - d. 1737)
1737 - 1740                Wilhelm friherre Bennet            (b. 1677 - d. 1740)
1740 - 1754                Carl Georg friherre Siöblad        (b. 1682 - d. 1754)
1754 - 1763                Georg Bogislaus friherre Staël von (b. 1685 - d. 1763)
                             Holstein
1764 - 1769                Carl friherre Adlerfelt            (b. 1719 - d. 1769)
1769 - 1772                Johan greve Cronhielm af Flosta    (b. 1707 - d. 1782)
1772                       Reinhold Johan friherre von Lingen (b. 1708 - d. 1785)
1772 - 1776                Bengt Gustaf greve Frölich         (b. 1715 - d. 1783)
1776 - 1794                Tage (from 1778, friherre) Thott   (b. 1739 - d. 1824)
1794 - 1812                Gustaf greve von Rosen             (b. 1758 - d. 1815)
1812 - 1829                Wilhelm (from 1815, friherre) af   (b. 1759 - d. 1829)
                             Klinteberg                    
1829 - 1831                Jean Albrecht Berg von Linde       (b. 1793 - d. 1857)
                             (acting)
1831 - 1833                Magnus friherre Stackelberg        (b. 1783 - d. 1833)
1834 - 1851                Fredrik greve Posse                (b. 1785 - d. 1853)
                             (acting to 1835)
1851 - 1874                Samuel von Troil (acting to 1853)  (b. 1804 - d. 1880)
1874 - 1880                Axel Adlercreutz                   (b. 1821 - d. 1880)
1880 - 1892                Gotthard greve Wachtmeister af     (b. 1834 - d. 1920)
                             Johannishus                  
1892 - 1902                Robert Dickson                     (b. 1843 - d. 1924)
1902 - 1909                Gustaf Tornérhjelm                 (b. 1854 - d. 1934)
1909 - 1925                Robert greve de la Gardie          (b. 1858 - d. 1937)
1925 - 1938                Fredrik friherre Ramel             (b. 1872 - d. 1947)
1930 - 1932                Gert Eiserman (acting for Ramel)   (b. 1863 - d. 1948)
1932                       Hjalmar Kjäll (acting for Ramel)   (b. 1878 - d. 1948)
1939 - 1951                Arthur Thomson                     (b. 1891 - d. 1977)
1951 - 1953                Allan Vougt                        (b. 1895 - d. 1953)
1953 - 1961                Gustav Adolf Widell                (b. 1907 - d. 1961)
1961 - 1973                Gösta Netzén                       (b. 1908 - d. 1984)
1973 - 1984                Nils Hörjel                        (b. 1917 - d. 2006)
1984 - 1993                Bertil Göransson                   (b. 1933 - d. 1999)
1993 - 31 Dec 1996         Ann-Cathrine Haglund (f)           (b. 1937)

18 Jun 1949 - Apr 1995

Adopted Apr 1995

21 May 1810               County of Norrbotten (Norrbottens län) created 
                             from part of Västerbotten county.

Governors
1810 - 1816                Per Adolph Ekorn                   (b. 1758 - d. 1819)
1816 - 1821                Georg Adolf friherre Koskull       (b. 1780 - d. 1829)
1821 - 1825                Paul Öhrvall                       (b. 1776 - d. 1850)
1825 - 1836                Carl Georg greve Sparre af         (b. 1790 - d. 1852)
                             Söfdeborg              
1836 - 1849                Carl August von Hedenberg          (b. 1784 - d. 1850)
1849 - 1856                Hans Samuel Knut friherre          (b. 1809 - d. 1879)
                             Åkerhielm af Blombacka
1856 - 1859                Axel Emanuel Ros                   (b. 1806 - d. 1887) 
1859 - 1861                Per Henrik Widmark                 (b. 1800 - d. 1861)
1861 - 1873                Sven Peter Bergman                 (b. 1806 - d. 1878) 
1873 - 1885                Henrik Adolf Widmark               (b. 1833 - d. 1889)
1885 - 1893                Lars Berg                          (b. 1838 - d. 1920)
1893 - 1900                Karl Sigfrid Husberg               (b. 1854 - d. 1928)
1900 - 1911                Karl Johan Bergström               (b. 1858 - d. 1937)
1911 - 1917                Oscar Fredrik von Sydow            (b. 1873 - d. 1936)
1917 - 1928                Carl Gösta Oskar Malm              (b. 1873 - d. 1965)
1928 - 1937                August Bernhard Gärde              (b. 1877 - d. 1970)
1937 - 1947                David Hansén                       (b. 1880 - d. 1957)
1947 - 1952                Oskar Wilhelm Lövgren              (b. 1888 - d. 1952) 
1953 - 1957                Folke Thunborg                     (b. 1909 - d. 1957) 
1957 - 1966                Manfred Näslund                    (b. 1899 - d. 1988) 
1966 - 1982                Ragnar Lassinantti                 (b. 1915 - d. 1985) 
1982 - 1985                Erik Hammarsten                    (b. 1927 - d. 1985) 
1985 - 1991                Curt Boström                       (b. 1926)
1992 - 1995                Gunnar Brodin                      (b. 1931 - d. 2009)
1996 - 1998                Björn Rosengren                    (b. 1942)
1999 - 2003                Kari Marklund                      (b. 1938)
2003 -                     Per-Ola Eriksson                   (b. 1946)

Norrland

1634                       County of Norrland (Norrlands län).
 6 Sep 1645                Divided in counties of Härnösand and Hudiksvall.

Governors
1634 - 1637                Stellan Otto von Mörner            (b. 1580 - d. 1645)
1637 - 1641                Christer Axelsson Posse af Såtenäs (b. 1601 - d. 1643)
1641 - 1645                Ivar Nilsson Natt och Dag          (b. 1590 - d. 1651)

          Adopted 1560

1819                       County of Öland (Ölands län) created from part of Kalmar.
1825                       Re-incorproated into Kalmar.

Governors
1819 - 1821                Axel Adlersparre                   (b. 1763 - d. 1838)
1821 - 1825                Ulrik Gustaf Lindencrona (acting)  (b. 1785 - d. 1846)

1560 - 1779  Närke

Adopted 15 Jul 1944

1634                       County of Örebro (Örebro län).
1634 - 1779                Part of Närke och Värmland county.

Governors (1634 - 1779 of Närke och Värmland)
1634 - 1648                Gustaf Eriksson Leijonhufvud       (b. 1597 - d. 1658)
1648 - 1653                Krister Bonde                      (b. 1621 - d. 1659)
1653 - 1658                Gustaf Soop af Limingo             (b. 1624 - d. 1679)
1658 - 1676                Abraham Gustavsson Leijonhufvud    (b. 1627 - d. 1676)  
1676 - 1677                Jakob Fleming                      (b. 1640 - d. 1689)
1677 - 1680                Mårten Reutercrantz                (b. c.1630 - d. 1680)
1680 - 1681                Klas Fleming af Liebelitz          (b. 1649 - d. 1685)
1681 - 1685                Gustaf Lilliecrona                 (b. 1623 - d. 1687)
1685 - 1693                Didrik Wrangel af Adinal           (b. 1637 - d. 1706)
1693 - 29 Oct 1706         Fromhold friherre Fägerskiöld      (b. 16.. - d. 1706)
1707 - 1714                Salomon friherre Cronhielm         (b. 1666 - d. 1724)
1714 - 1719                Claes friherre Ekeblad d.ä.        (b. 1669 - d. 1737)
1719 - 1729                Conrad friherre Ribbing af Zernava (b. 1671 - d. 1736)
1729 - 1739                Erik rre Wrangel af Lindeberg      (b. 1686 - d. 1765)
1739 - 1756                Nils friherre Reuterholm           (b. 1676 - d. 1756)
1756                       Johan Råfelt                       (b. 1702 - d. 1763)
1759 - 1766                Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda     (b. 1705 - d. 1766)
1766 - 1780                Johan Abraham friherre Hamilton af (b. 1734 - d. 1795)
                             Hageby    
1780 - 1796                Evert August Franc                 (b. 1729 - d. 1800)
1796 - 1801                Carl Didrik friherre Hamilton af   (b. 1766 - d. 1848)
                             Hageby     
1801 - 1816                Solomon friherre Löfvenskjöld      (b. 1764 - d. 1850)
1817 - 1834                Nils greve Gyldenstolpe            (b. 1768 - d. 1844)
                             (acting to 1817)
1834 - 1835                Wilhelm Albrecht d'Orchimont       (b. 1783 - d. 1861)
                             (acting)
1835 - 1856                Erik Johan Bergensköld             (b. 1785 - d. 1865) 
1856 - 1876                Johan Carl friherre Åkerhielm af   (b. 1807 - d. 1879) 
                             Margrethelund                 
1876 - 1893                Axel Bergström                     (b. 1823 - d. 1893) 
1893 - 1904                Axel G. Svedelius                  (b. 1836 - d. 1924) 
1904 - 1911                Theodor Nordström                  (b. 1843 - d. 1920) 
1911 - 1925                Karl Johan Bergström               (b. 1858 - d. 1937) 
1925 - 1928                Henning Elmquist                   (b. 1871 - d. 1933)
1928 - 1947                Bror C. Hasselrot                  (b. 1882 - d. 1951) 
1947 - 1960                Karl Johan Olsson                  (b. 1893 - d. 1980) 
1961 - 1971                Valter Åman                        (b. 1905 - d. 1998) 
1971 - 1980                Harald Aronsson                    (b. 1913 - d. 1981)
 1 Oct 1980 -  9 Nov 1980  Ove Sundelius (acting)             (b. 1921)
1980 - 1989                Elvy Olsson (f)                    (b. 1923)
1989 - 1994                Sigvard Marjasin                   (b. 1929) 
 1 Nov 1994 - 14 Jan 1995  Lars Östring (1st time) (acting)   (b. 1946)
15 Jan 1995 - 14 Jan 2004  Gerd Engman (f)                    (b. 1942)
15 Jan 2004 - 20 Apr 2004  Lars Östring (2nd time) (acting)   (s.a.)
21 Apr 2004 - 31 Aug 2008  Sören Gunnarsson                   (b. 1943)
 1 Sep 2008 -              Rose-Marie Frebran (f)             (b. 1948)

     Adopted 18 Jan 1884

1634                       County of Östergötland (Östergötlands län).

Governors
1634 - 1637                Knut Jöransson Posse af Hedensund  (b. 1592 - d. 1664)
1637 - 1643                Schering Rosenhane                 (b. 1609 - d. 1663)
1643 - 1645                Johan Rosenhane (1st time)         (b. 1611 - d. 1661)
1645 - 1650                Jakob Johansson Skytte af Duderhof (b. 1616 - d. 1654)
1650 - 1654                Johan Nilsson Gyllenstierna d.y.   (b. 1617 - d. 1690)
1654                       Anders Månsson Gyldenklou          (b. 1602 - d. 1665)
1654 - 1655                Axel Karlsson Sparre af Rossvik    (b. 1620 - d. 1679)
1655 - 1658                Johan Rosenhane (2nd time)         (s.a.)
1658 - 1664                Gustaf Kurck friherre Lämpelä      (b. 1624 - d. 1689)
1664 - 1678                Anders Lilliehöök af Fårdala       (b. 1635 - d. 1685)
1678 - 1687                Axel Eriksson Stålarm              (b. 1630 - d. 1702)
1687 - 1693                Erik Olofsson Lovisin              (d. 1693)
1693                       Håkan Fägerstierna                 (b. 1635 - d. 1639)
1693 - 1701                Lars friherre Eldstierna           (b. 1626 - d. 1701)
1702 - 1706                Mårten (from 1705, friherre)       (b. 1646 - d. 1706)
                             Trotzig                   
1706 - 1710                Jakob Burensköld                   (b. 1655 - d. 1738)
1710 - 1714                Johan (from 1713, friherre)        (b. 1655 - d. 1732)
                             Lillienstedt            
1714 - 1718                Anders Leijonhielm                 (b. 1655 - d. 1727)
1718 - 1721                Gustaf greve Bonde af Björnö       (b. 1682 - d. 1764)
1721 - 1727                Ernst Johan greve Creutz           (b. 1675 - d. 1742)
1727 - 1736                Erik (from 1731, friherre)         (b. 1673 - d. 1737)
                             Ehrenkrona             
1736 - 1747                Christer Henrik friherre           (b. 1679 - d. 1750)
                             d'Albedyhll            
1748 - 1769                Gustaf Adolf (from 1766, friherre) (b. 1693 - d. 1769)
                             Lagerfelt                       
1769 - 1775                Carl Harald friherre Strömfelt     (b. 1709 - d. 1775)
1775 - 1783                Fredric Ulric greve Reenstierna    (b. 1722 - d. 1783)
1783 - 1810                Fredrik Georg friherre Strömfelt   (b. 1738 - d. 1814)
                             (from 1799, Fredrik Georg greve
                             Strömfelt                       
1810 - 1817                Johan Adam greve Cronstedt         (b. 1749 - d. 1836)
1817 - 1826                Carl (from 1818, friherre) Nieroth (b. 1767 - d. 1842)
1826 - 1835                Gustaf Wathier greve Hamilton      (b. 1783 - d. 1835)
1836 - 1851                Carl Otto friherre Palmstierna     (b. 1790 - d. 1878)
1851 - 1858                Henning greve Hamilton             (b. 1814 - d. 1886)
                             (acting to 1852)
1858 - 1869                Gustaf friherre af Ugglas          (b. 1820 - d. 1895)
1869 - 1901                Robert greve de la Gardie          (b. 1823 - d. 1916)
1901 - 1912                Ludvig greve Douglas               (b. 1849 - d. 1916)
1912 - 1930                Eric Trolle                        (b. 1863 - d. 1934)
1930 - 1941                Karl Tiselius                      (b. 1875 - d. 1954)
1941 - 1956                Carl friherre Hamilton af Hageby   (b. 1890 - d. 1977)
1956 - 1980                Per Eckerberg                      (b. 1913 - d. 1990)
1980 - 1987                Göte Svenson                       (b. 1924)
1987 - 1996                Rolf Wirtén                        (b. 1931)
1996 - 31 Aug 2009         Björn Eriksson                     (b. 1945)
 1 Sep 2009 -  6 Jun 2010  Magnus Holgersson (acting)         (b. 1948)
 7 Jun 2010 -              Elisabeth Nilsson (f)              (b. 1953)

1997 - 9 Feb  1999

Adopted 9 Feb 1999

 1 Jan 1997                County of Scania (Skånes län) created from merger 
                             of Kristianstad and Malmöhus counties.

Governors
1997 - 31 Dec 2005         Bengt Holgersson                   (b. 1941)
 1 Jan 2006 - 30 Jun 2006  Lise-Lotte Reiter (f) (acting)     (b. 1948)
 1 Jul 2006 -              Göran Tunhammar                    (b. 1946)

    5 Sep 1942 - 1 Jan 1998

Governors
1634 - 1636                Nils Turesson Bielke               (b. 1569 - d. 1639)
1636 - 1648                Carl Siggesson Rosendufva          (b. 1591 - d. 1653)
1648 - 1657                Harald Stake                       (b. 1598 - d. 1677)
1657 - 1660                Erik Carlsson Oxenstierna          (b. 1616 - d. 1662)
1660 - 1668                Thord Ulfsson Bonde                (b. 1614 - d. 1683)
1668 - 1683                Gabriel friherre Kurck             (b. 1630 - d. 1712)
1683 - 1690                Peter Örneklou                     (b. 1631 - d. 1701)
1695 - 1707                Harald (from 1696, friherre)       (b. 1639 - d. 1707)
                             Strömfelt                
1707 - 1711                Carl Gustaf friherre Soop af       (b. 1659 - d. 1711)
                             Limingo                   
1712 - 1716                Germund Cederhielm d.ä.            (b. 1635 - d. 1719)
1716                       Germund friherre Cederhielm d.y.   (b. 1661 - d. 1741)
1716 - 1723                Peter (from 1719, friherre)        (b. 1657 - d. 1731)
                             Scheffer                         
1723 - 1727                Gustaf friherre Rålamb             (b. 1675 - d. 1750)
1727 - 1729                Erik friherre Wrangel af Lindeberg (b. 1686 - d. 1765)
1729 - 1733                Gustaf (from 1731, friherre)       (b. 1680 - d. 1744)
                             Palmfelt                   
1733 - 1735                Frans Joachim friherre Ehrenstrahl (b. 1670 - d. 1735)
1735 - 1748                Gabriel Henriksson friherre        (b. 1685 - d. 1756)
                             Falkenberg af Trystorp           
1748 - 1761                Gabriel Gabrielsson friherre       (b. 1716 - d. 1782)
                             Falkenberg af Trystorp    
1761 - 1778                Adam Otto greve Lagerberg          (b. 1726 - d. 1798)
1778 - 1784                Claes Erik friherre Silfverhielm   (b. 1725 - d. 1792)
1784 - 1796                Claes Julius greve Ekeblad         (b. 1742 - d. 1808)
1796 - 1810                Johan Adam Hierta                  (b. 1749 - d. 1816)
1810 - 1824                Georg friherre Adlersparre (from   (b. 1760 - d. 1835)
                             1816, Georg greve Adlersparre)  
1824 - 1831                Arvid greve Posse                  (b. 1782 - d. 1831)
1831 - 1837                Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal             (b. 1788 - d. 1857)
1837 - 1851                Wilhelm Albrecht d'Orchimont       (b. 1783 - d. 1861)
1851 - 1857                Anders Peter Sandströmer           (b. 1804 - d. 1857)
1857 - 1866                Jonas Wærn                         (b. 1799 - d. 1868)
1866 - 1879                Carl Malmsten                      (b. 1814 - d. 1886)
1879 - 1906                Cornelius Sjöcrona                 (b. 1835 - d. 1917)
1906 - 1917                Fabian friherre de Geer af         (b. 1850 - d. 1934)
                             Finspång           
1917 - 1935                Axel Ekman                         (b. 1869 - d. 1939)
1935 - 1951                Carl Mannerfelt                    (b. 1886 - d. 1951)
1951 - 1956                Fritiof Domö                       (b. 1889 - d. 1961)
1956 - 1967                Bertil Fallenius                   (b. 1900 - d. 1990) 
1967 - 1986                Karl Frithiofson                   (b. 1919 - d. 2009)
1986 - 1990                Lennart Orehag                     (b. 1925)
1991 - 31 Dec 1997         Birger Bäckström                   (b. 1937)

          Adopted 1560

1634                        County of Södermanland (Södermanlands län).

Governors
1634                        Stellan Otto von Mörner            (b. 1580 - d. 1645)
1634 - 1637                 Pehr Erlandsson Bååt               (b. 1589 - d. 1654)
1637 - 1640                 Knut Jöransson Posse af Hedensund  (b. 1592 - d. 1664)
1640 - 1648                 Hans Rotkirch                      (b. 1595 - d. 1654)
1648 - 1653                 Gustaf Bonde                       (b. 1620 - d. 1667)
1653 - 1657                 Jöran Bengtsson Sparre af Rossvik  (b. 1611 - d. 1657)
1657 - 1678                 Erik Carlsson Sparre               (b. 1628 - d. 1678)
1678 - 1693                 Gabriel Falkenberg af Trustorp    
1693 - 1710                 Hans friherre Clerck               (b. 1639 - d. 1710)
1710 - 1714                 Peder Franc                        (b. 1642 - d. 1714)
1714 - 1716                 Peter Scheffer                     (b. 1657 - d. 1731)
1716 - 1723                 Germund friherre Cederhielm d.y.   (b. 1661 - d. 1741)
1723 - 1727                 Nils greve Gyllenstierna af        (b. 1670 - d. 1731)
                              Björksund och Helgö      
1727 - 1732                 Michael friherre Törnflycht        (b. 1682 - d. 1738)
                              (from 1731, Michael greve Törnflycht)    
1732 - 1733                 Jonas Fredrik friherre Örnfelt     (b. 1674 - d. 1733)
1733 - 1737                 Olof greve Gyllenborg              (b. 1676 - d. 1737)
1737 - 1739                 Carl Gustaf friherre Sparre        (b. 1689 - d. 1741)
1739 - 1750                 Nils greve Bonde af Björnö         (b. 1685 - d. 1760)
1750 - 1751                 Carl Mårten friherre Fleetwood     (b. 1705 - d. 1751)
1751 - 1761                 Claes Gustaf friherre Rålamb       (b. 1705 - d. 1765)
1761 - 1769                 Nils Adam greve Bielke             (b. 1724 - d. 1792)
1769                        Jeremias Wallén                    (b. 1693 - d. 1772)
1769 - 1791                 Per Abraham Löth-Örnsköld (from    (b. 1720 - d. 1791)
                              1771, Per Abraham friherre
                              Örnsköld)             
1792 - 1794                 Carl Lagerbring                    (b. 1751 - d. 1822)
1794 - 1804                 Salomon Jacob Gyllenadler          (b. 1752 - d. 1804)
1803 - 1815                 Fabian Ulfsparre af Broxvik        (b. 1767 - d. 1842)
                              (acting to 1806)
1815 - 1824                 Per Erik (from 1819, friherre)     (b. 1769 - d. 1826)
                              Skjöldebrand                      
1824 - 1832                 Gustaf Abraham Peijron (Peyron)    (b. 1783 - d. 1852) 
                              (from 1825, Gustaf Abraham Peyron)
1833 - 1858                 Gustaf Erik greve Frölich          (b. 1792 - d. 1860)
1858 - 1888                 Gustaf greve Lagerbjelke           (b. 1817 - d. 1895)
1889 - 1894                 Otto Hack Roland Printzsköld       (b. 1846 - d. 1930)
1894 - 1906                 Filip August Boström               (b. 1843 - d. 1908)
1906 - 1927                 Carl Lennart A.E. Reuterskiöld     (b. 1859 - d. 1944)
1927 - 1935                 Gustaf Robert Sederholm            (b. 1868 - d. 1939) 
1935 - 1958                 Bo Hammarskjöld                    (b. 1891 - d. 1974)
1940 - 1944                 Anders Victor Benedict Wijkman     (b. 1873 - d. 1954)
                              (acting for Hammarskjöld)
 1 Jul 1958 - 24 Nov 1958   Erik Gustaf Andersson              (b. 1895 - d. 1958) 
1958 - 1970                 Ossian Alfons Sehlstedt            (b. 1904 - d. 1983)
1970 - 1980                 Mats Lemne                         (b. 1919 - d. 1997)
1980 - 1990                 Bengt Theodor Gustavsson           (b. 1925)
1990 - 1996                 Ivar Nordberg                      (b. 1933) 
1996 - 31 Dec 2005          Bo Holmberg                        (b. 1942 - d. 2010)
 1 Jan 2006 -               Bo Könberg                         (b. 1942)

7 Feb 1941 - 1968

Adopted 1968

1534 - 1641                Part of County of Uppland (Upplands län).
1641                       County of Stockholm (Stockholms län).
1654 - 1714                Part of County of Uppland.
 1 Jan 1968                City of Stockholm merged into the County. 

Governors
1641 - 1645                Ture Oxenstierna af Eka och Lindö
1645 - 1647                Axel Turesson Natt och Dag         (b. 1621 - d. 1647)
1647 - 1649                Bengt Skytte af Duderhof           (b. 1614 - d. 1683)
1649 - 1651                Svante Larsson friherre Sparre     (b. 1623 - d. 1652)
1652 - 1654                Lars Fleming af Liebelitz          (b. 1621 - d. 1699)
1654 - 1714                part of Uppland
1714 - 1717                Ture Stensson friherre Bielke      (b. 1655 - d. 1717)
1718                       Axel Claesson friherre Banér       (b. 1661 - d. 1742)
1719 - 1727                Olof friherre Törnflycht           (b. 1680 - d. 1737)
1727 - 1733                Frans Joachim (from 1731,          (b. 1670 - d. 1735)
                             friherre) Ehrenstrahl           
1733 - 1737                Gustaf friherre Palmfelt           (b. 1680 - d. 1744)
1737 - 1743                Otto Magnus Wolffelt               (b. 1663 - d. 1743)
1743 - 1750                Theodor Ankarcrona                 (b. 1687 - d. 1750)
1750 - 1751                Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda     (b. 1705 - d. 1766)
1751 - 1762                Carl Broman                        (b. 1703 - d. 1784)
1762 - 1768                Carl Fredrik Nordenstam            (b. 1720 - d. 1768)
1768 - 1770                Carl Gustaf friherre von Liewen    (b. 1722 - d. 1770)
1770 - 1778                Jacob Johan greve Gyllenborg       (b. 1721 - d. 1788)
1788 - 1802                Samuel friherre af Ugglas          (b. 1750 - d. 1812)
                             (from 1799, Samuel greve af Ugglas)    
1802 - 1808                Per Evert Georgii                  (b. 1759 - d. 1808)
1808 - 1810                Erik Adolf af Schenbom             (b. 1757 - d. 1811)
1810 - 1828                Daniel (from 1816, friherre)       (b. 1761 - d. 1828)
                             Edelcreutz               
1828 - 1830                ....
1830 - 1842                Claes Hans friherre Rålamb         (b. 1784 - d. 1867)
1842 - 1849                Claes Fredrik Horn af Åminne       (b. 1791 - d. 1865)
1849 - 1867                Gustaf Fredrik greve Liljencrantz  (b. 1801 - d. 1869)
1867 - 1888                Wilhelm Stråle af Ekna             (b. 1816 - d. 1902)
1888 - 1896                Robert Themptander                 (b. 1844 - d. 1897)
1896                       Viktor Lennart Groll               (b. 1845 - d. 1903)
1896 - 1908                Paul Gustaf Isberg                 (b. 1848 - d. 1908)
1908 - 1919                Mauritz Sahlin                     (b. 1860 - d. 1927)
1919 - 1920                Daniel Ekelund (acting)            (b. 1859 - d. 1935)
1920                       Alfred Petersson i Påboda          (b. 1860 - d. 1920)
1920 - 1938                Nils Edén                          (b. 1871 - d. 1945)
1938 - 1952                Karl Levinson                      (b. 1885 - d. 1971)
1952 - 1958                Gunnar Danielson                   (b. 1901 - d. 1958)
1958 - 1968                Erik Westerlind                    (b. 1914 - d. 1990)
1968 - 1971                Allan Nordenstam                   (b. 1904 - d. 1982)
1971 - 1977                Hjalmar Mehr                       (b. 1910 - d. 1979)
1977 - 1984                Gunnar Helén                       (b. 1918 - d. 2002)
1985 - 1991                Lennart Sandgren                   (b. 1926 - d. 2009)
1992 - 2001                Ulf Adelsohn                       (b. 1941)
 1 Jan 2002 - 2007         Mats Hellström                     (b. 1942)
 1 Jan 2007 - 20 Sep 2011  Per Unckel                         (b. 1948 - d. 2011)
20 Sep 2011 -              Katarina Kämpe (f) (acting)

    19 Jan 1934 - 1 Jan 1968

Governors (överståthållaren)
1634 – 1644                Clas Larsson Fleming               (b. 1592 - d. 1644)
1645 – 1650                Knut Jöransson Posse af Hedensund  (b. 1592 - d. 1664)
1650 – 1652                Herman Fleming                     (b. 1619 - d. 1673)
1652 – 1663                Schering Rosenhane                 (b. 1609 - d. 1663)
1664 – 1665                Claes Tott                         (b. 1630 - d. 1674)
1665 – 1673                Axel Carlsson Sparre af Rossvik    (b. 1620 - d. 1679)
1673 – 1678                Claes Rålamb                       (b. 1622 - d. 1698)
1678 – 1682                Göran Gyllenstierna                (b. 1632 - d. 1686)
1682 - 1705                Christoffer friherre Gyllenstierna (b. 1647 - d. 1705)
                             af Ulaborg (from 1687, Christoffer
                             greve Gyllenstierna af Ericsberg)         
1705 -  7 Aug 1714         Knut friherre Posse (from 1706,    (b. 1645 - d. 1714)
                             Knut greve Posse)             
1714 - 1732                Gustaf Adam friherre Taube af      (b. 1673 - d. 1732)
                             Kudding (from 1719, Gustaf Adam
                             greve Taube) (acting to 1716)   
1732 - 1738                Michael greve Törnflycht           (b. 1682 - d. 1738)
1739 - 1753                Rutger friherre Fuchs              (b. 1682 - d. 1753)
1753 - 1759                Johan Christoffer friherre von     (b. 1695 - d. 1759)
                             Düring                           
1759 - 1769                Jakob Albrekt (from 1760,          (b. 1699 - d. 1769)
                             friherre) von Lantingshausen  
1770 - 1772                Axel Wrede greve Sparre af Sundby  (b. 1708 - d. 1772)
1772 - 1773                Ture Gustaf friherre Rudbeck       (b. 1714 - d. 1786)
1773 - 1791                Carl friherre Sparre               (b. 1723 - d. 1791)
1792                       Gustaf Mauritz friherre Armfelt    (b. 1757 - d. 1814)
1792 - 1795                Carl Vilhelm Modée                 (b. 1735 - d. 1798)
1795 - 1797                Hans Henric friherre von Essen     (b. 1755 - d. 1824)
1797                       Samuel friherre af Ugglas          (b. 1750 - d. 1812)
                             (1st time)      
1797 - 1800                Vacant
1800                       Samuel greve af Ugglas (2nd time)  (s.a.)
1800 - 1809                Vacant
1809 - 1810                Wilhelm Mauritz greve Klingspor    (b. 1744 - d. 1815)
1810 - 1812                Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand        (b. 1757 - d. 1834)
                             (acting)
1812 - 1818                Carl greve Mörner af Tuna          (b. 1755 - d. 1821)
1815                       Johan August Sandels               (b. 1764 – d. 1831)
                             (acting for Mörner)
1816 - 1816                Olof Rudolf Cederström             (b. 1764 - d. 1833)
                             (acting for Mörner)
1818 - 1828                Daniel friherre Edelcreutz         (b. 1761 - d. 1828)
                             (acting)       
1828 - 1830                Carl Johan friherre af Nordin      (b. 1785 - d. 1850)
                             (acting)     
1830 - 1838                Jakob Wilhelm friherre             (b. 1794 - d. 1875)
                             Sprengtporten (1st time) 
1838                       Erik Magnus Kuylenstierna (acting) (b. 1789 - d. 1869)
1838 - 1842                Axel Johan Adam Möllerhielm        (b. 1787 - d. 1846)
                             (acting)
1842 - 1844                Mauritz Axel greve Lewenhaupt      (b. 1791 - d. 1868)
                             (acting)  
1844 - 1848                Jakob Wilhelm friherre             (s.a.)
                             Sprengtporten  (2nd time) 
1848 - 1862                Jakob Essen greve Hamilton         (b. 1797 - d. 1864)
1862 - 1874                Gillis (from 1864, friherre) Bildt (b. 1820 - d. 1894)
1874 - 1888                Curt Gustaf friherre af Ugglas     (b. 1820 - d. 1895)
1888 - 1902                Claes Gustaf Adolf friherre Tamm   (b. 1838 - d. 1925)
1899                       Fredrik von Essen (acting for Tamm)(b. 1833 - d. 1921)
1902 - 1911                Robert Dickson                     (b. 1843 - d. 1924)
1911 - 1912                Carl Fredrik Vilhelm Hederstierna  (b. 1861 - d. 1928)
                             (1st time) (acting) 
1912 - 1920                Johan Olof Ramstedt                (b. 1852 - d. 1935)
1920 - 1928                Carl Fredrik Vilhelm Hederstierna  (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
1923                       Mauritz Sahlin                     (b. 1860 - d. 1927)
                             (acting for Hederstierna)
1928 - 1933                Gustaf Henning Elmquist            (b. 1871 - d. 1933)
1933 - 1949                Torsten Karl Viktor Nothin         (b. 1884 - d. 1972)
1949 - 1963                Johan Oscar Hagander               (b. 1896 - d. 1991)
1963 - 31 Dec 1967         Allan Nordenstam                   (b. 1904 - d. 1982)

Svartsjö

1786                       Svartsjö län
1809                       Re-incorporated into Stockholm län.

Govenors
1786 - 1790                Adolph Fredrik greve Munck af      (b. 1749 - d. 1831)
                             Fulkila
1790 - 1809                ....

Uppland

     1560-1641, 1654-1714

1634                       County of Uppland (Upplands län).
1641 - 1654                Divided between Uppsala and Stockholm counties.
1654                       Couty of Uppland (Upplands län) restored.
1714                       Divided between Uppsala and Stockholm counties.

Governors
1634 - 1641                Lars Eriksson Sparre av Rossvik    (b. 1590 - d. 1644)
1654 - 1657                Gustaf friherre Persson Banér      (b. 1618 - d. 1689)
1656 - 1660                Svante Svantesson Banér, d.y.      (b. 1624 - d. 1674)
1660 - 1664                Claes Rålamb                       (b. 1622 - d. 1698)
1664 - 1666                Göran Gyllenstierna av Lundholm    (b. 1632 - d. 1686)
1666 - 1679                Axel Axelsson Lillie               (b. 1637 - d. 1692)
1679 - 1681                Gustaf Lilliecrona                 (b. 1623 - d. 1687)
1681                       Claes Fleming af Liebelitz         (b. 1649 - d. 1685)
1681 - 1685                Fabian Wrede af Elimä              (b. 1641 - d. 1712)
1685 - 1689                Olof Arvidsson Thegner             (b. 1615 - d. 1689)
1689 - 1695                Jacob Gyllenborg                   (b. 1648 - d. 1701)
1695 - 1714                Johan (from 1696, friherre)        (b. 1634 - d. 1715)
                             Hoghusen                

      Adopted 17 Nov 1939

1634                       Couty of Uppsala (Uppsala län).
1649 - 1652                Part of Uppland county.
1654 - 1714                Part of Uppland county.

Governors
1600 - 1618                Christoffer von Wernstedt          (b. 1542 - d. 1627)
1618 - 1624                Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af  (b. 1587 - d. 1640)
                             Eka och Lindö
1624 - 1630                Klas Horn af Björneborg            (b. 1583 - d. 1632)
1630 - 1634                Johan Pontusson De la Gardie       (b. 1582 - d. 1642)
1634 - 1640                Lars Eriksson Sparre av Rossvik    (b. 1590 - d. 1644)
1640 - 1646                Göran Gyllenstierna d.ä.           (b. 1601 - d. 1646)
1646 - 1649                Bengt Skytte af Duderhof           (b. 1614 - d. 1683)
1649 - 1652                part of Uppland
1652 - 1654                Svante Svantesson Banér, d.y.      (b. 1624 - d. 1674)
1654 - 1714                part of Uppland
1714 - 1719                Per Lennartsson friherre Ribbing   (b. 1670 - d. 1719)
                             af Zernava                         
1719 - 1728                Fredrik Magnus friherre Cronberg   (b. 1668 - d. 1740)
1729 - 1743                Johan (from 1731, friherre)        (b. 1668 - d. 1743)
                             Brauner                           
1743 - 1757                Carl (from 1751, friherre) von     (b. 1684 - d. 1758)
                             Grooth                         
1757 - 1762                Johan Georg Lillienberg            (b. 1713 - d. 1798)
1762 - 1773                Johan friherre Funck               (b. 1703 - d. 1773)
1773-  1782                Thure Gustaf friherre Rudbeck      (b. 1714 - d. 1786)
1782 - 1783                Olof friherre von Nackreij         (b. 1728 - d. 1783)
1783                       Fredrik Ulrik friherre von         (b. 1740 - d. 1793)
                             Friesendorff (acting)
1783 - 1784                Jakob von Engeström (acting)       (b. 1735 - d. 1802)
1784                       Claes Julius greve Ekeblad (acting)(b. 1742 - d. 1808)
1784                       Claes Erik friherre Silfverhielm   (b. 1725 - d. 1792)
                             (acting)
1784 - 1786                Carl Claes friherre Mörner af      (b. 1730 - d. 1786)
                             Morlanda                   
1786 - 1787                Elis Schröderheim (1st time)       (b. 1747 - d. 1795)
1788                       Adolf Fredrik friherre Munck       (b. 1749 - d. 1831)
1788 - 1790                Ulrik Gottlieb Ehrenbill           (b. 1733 - d. 1795)
                             (1st time)
1790                       Erik af Wetterstedt (1st time)     (b. 1736 - d. 1822)
                             (acting)
1790 - 1792                Ulrik Gottlieb Ehrenbill           (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1792 - 1794                Elis Schröderheim (2nd time)       (s.a.)
1794 - 1812                Erik (from 1806, friherre) af      (s.a.)
                             Wetterstedt (2nd time)     
1812 - 1830                Berndt Wilhelm (from 1815,         (b. 1764 - d. 1837)
                             friherre) Fock         
1830 - 1862                Robert Fredrik (from 1837,         (b. 1791 - d. 1880)
                             friherre) von Kraemer   
1862 - 1893                Adolf Ludvig greve Hamilton        (b. 1820 - d. 1896)
1893 - 1895                Ludvig greve Douglas               (b. 1849 - d. 1916)
1895 - 1907                Per Johan Bråkenhielm              (b. 1840 - d. 1910)
1907 - 1930                Hjalmar Hammarskjöld               (b. 1862 - d. 1953)
1914 - 1917                Knut greve Hamilton                (b. 1855 - d. 1930)
                             (acting for Hammarskjöld)
1931 - 1943                Sigfrid Linnér                     (b. 1877 - d. 1963)
1943 - 1952                Hilding Kjellman                   (b. 1885 - d. 1953)
1952 - 1957                Georg Andrén                       (b. 1890 - d. 1969)
1957 - 1959                Elis Håstad                        (b. 1900 - d. 1959)
1959 - 1967                Olov Rylander                      (b. 1900 - d. 1988)
1967 - 1980                Ragnar Edenman                     (b. 1914 - d. 1998)
1980 - 1986                Ingemar Mundebo                    (b. 1930)
1986 - 1992                Hans Alsén                         (b. 1926)
1992 - 1997                Jan-Erik Wikström                  (b. 1932)
1997 - 31 Jul 2002         Ann-Cathrine Haglund (f)           (b. 1937)
 1 Aug 2002 - 31 Dec 2002  Ulf Henricsson (acting)            (b. 1939)
 1 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2009  Anders Björck                      (b. 1944)
 1 Oct 2009 - 12 Apr 2010  Leif Byman (acting)
12 Apr 2010 -              Peter Egardt                       (b. 1949)

          Adopted 1567

1634 - 1779                Part of Närke och Värmland county (see under Örebro).
1779                       County of Värmland (Värmlands län).
 
Governors
1779 - 1793                Johan Gustaf friherre Uggla        (b. 1734 - d. 1798)
1793 - 1802                Nils Nilsson Silfverschiöld        (b. 1753 - d. 1813) 
1802 - 1807                Arvid friherre von Nolcken         (b. 1771 - d. 1807)
1807 - 1809                Axel Pontus greve von Rosen        (b. 1773 - d. 1834)
                             (acting to 1808)
1809 - 1813                Olof af Wibeli                     (b. 1752 - d. 1823)
1814 - 1840                Johan Didrik af Wingård            (b. 1778 - d. 1854)
                             (acting to 1815)
1840 - 1841                Carl Fredrik Hammarhielm           (b. 1787 - d. 1845) 
1841 - 1864                Hans Fredrik Oldevig               (b. 1793 - d. 1866)
                             (acting to 1842)
1864 - 1870                Carl Rudolf Ekström                (b. 1818 - d. 1903) 
1870 - 1873                Johan Henrik Rosenswärd            (b. 1816 - d. 1890)
1873 - 1885                Henrik Wilhelm Gyllenram           (b. 1814 - d. 1890) 
1885 - 1889                Henrik Adolf Widmark               (b. 1833 - d. 1889)
1889 - 1901                Emil Adolf Malmborg                (b. 1842 - d. 1913) 
1901 - 1921                Gerhard Dyrssen                    (b. 1854 - d. 1938) 
1921 - 1936                Abraham Unger                      (b. 1870 - d. 1949) 
1936 - 1945                Ivar Vennerström                   (b. 1881 - d. 1945)
1945 - 1957                Axel Westling                      (b. 1897 - d. 1957) 
1957 - 1967                Gustaf Nilsson                     (b. 1900 - d. 1977)
1967 - 1977                Rolf Edberg                        (b. 1912 - d. 1997)
1977 - 1990                Bengt Norling                      (b. 1925 - d. 2002)
1990 - 2002                Ingemar Eliasson                   (b. 1939)
 1 Jan 2003 - 31 Mar 2004  Kerstin Wallin (f)                 (b. 1945)
 1 Apr 2004 -              Eva Eriksson (f)                   (b. 1947)

1560 - 18 Jun 1949

Adopted 18 Jun 1949

1638                       County of Västerbotten (Västerbottens län).

Governors
1653 - 1679                Johan Graan                        (b. c.1600 - d. 1679)
1679                       Jakob Fleming                      (b. 1640 - d. 1689)
1680 - 1683                Hans Clerk                         (b. 1634 - d. 1694)
1683 - 1688                Hans Abraham Kruuse af Verchou     (b. 1626 - d. 1688)
1688                       Reinhold Johan friherre von Fersen (b. 1646 - d. 1716)
1688 - 1692                Gotthard Strijk                    (b. 1634 - d. 1692)
1692                       Arvid Horn  
1692 - 1705                Gustaf greve Douglas               (b. 1648 - d. 1705)
1705 - 1712                Otto Wilhelm Löwen                 (b. 1659 - d. 1712)
1713 - 1717                Anders Erik Ramsay                 (b. 1646 - d. 1734)
1717 - 1719                Fredrik Magnus Cronberg            (b. 1668 - d. 1740)
1719                       Otto Reinhold Strömfelt            (b. 1679 - d. 1746)
1719 - 1733                Jakob (from 1720, friherre)        (b. 1657 - d. 1737)
                             Grundel                    
1733 - 1753                Gabriel (from 1735, friherre)      (b. 1687 - d. 1753)
                             Gyllengrip        
1755 - 1759                Olof greve Leijonstedt             (b. 1691 - d. 1759)
1759 - 1762                Johan friherre Funck               (b. 1703 - d. 1773)
1762 - 1765                Martin Ehresvan                    (d. 1765)
1765 - 1769                Olof Malmerfelt                    (b. 1693 - d. 1771)
1769 - 1775                Magnus Adolf (from 1771, friherre) (b. 1704 - d. 1775)
                             von Kothen           
1775 - 1781                Georg Gustaf friherre Wrangel af   (b. 1728 - d. 1795)
                             Adinal          
1781 - 1782                Carl Wilhelm greve Leijonstedt     (b. 1725 - d. 1782)
1782 - 1789                Fredrik von Stenhagen              (b. 1732 - d. 1816)
1789 - 1795                Johan Gustaf af Donner             (b. 1730 - d. 1808)
1795 - 1811                Per Adam friherre Stromberg        (b. 1751 - d. 1838)
1811 - 1817                Gustaf Edelstam                    (b. 1764 - d. 1825)
1817 - 1842                Georg Lars (from 1841, friherre)   (b. 1771 - d. 1842)
                             af Schmidt             
1842 - 1856                Gustaf Montgomery                  (b. 1791 - d. 1861)
1856 - 1864                Gösta Munthe                       (b. 1809 - d. 1889)
1864 - 1872                Victor Almquist                    (b. 1817 - d. 1872)
1873 - 1891                Axel Wästfelt                      (b. 1821 - d. 1901)
1891 - 1904                Jesper Ingevald Crusebjörn         (b. 1843 - d. 1904)
1899 - 1900                Jacob Berlin                       (b. 1841 - d. 1908)
                             (acting for Crusebjörn)
1900 - 1902                Axel Asker                         (b. 1848 - d. 1924)
                             (acting for Crusebjörn)
1902 - 1903                Axel Fredrik Oscar Cederberg       (b. 1837 - d. 1913)
                             (acting for Crusebjörn)
1904 - 1916                Henning Theodor Biörklund          (b. 1849 - d. 1937)
1916 - 1923                Axel Schotte                       (b. 1860 - d. 1923)
1917 - 1918                Robert Hagen                       (b. 1868 - d. 1922)
                             (acting for Schotte)
1918 - 1919                Nils Gustaf Ringstrand             (b. 1863 - d. 1935)
                             (acting for Schotte)
1923 - 1931                Nils Gustaf Ringstrand             (s.a.)
1931 - 1942                Gustav Rosén                       (b. 1876 - d. 1942)
1943 - 1956                Elof Lindberg                      (b. 1891 - d. 1957)
1957 - 1965                Filip Kristensson                  (b. 1898 - d. 1980)
1965 - 1971                Karl G. Samuelsson                 (b. 1911 - d. 1993)
1971 - 1978                Bengt Lyberg                       (b. 1912 - d. 1995)
1978 - 1991                Sven Johansson                     (b. 1928)
1992 - 1995                Görel Bohlin (f)                   (b. 1930)
1995 - 2001                Georg Andersson                    (b. 1936)
 1 Mar 2001 - 28 Feb 2008  Lorentz Andersson                  (b. 1942)
28 Feb 2008 -              Chris Heister (f)                  (b. 1950) 

        Adopted 5 Dec 1941

1654                       County of Västernorrland (Västernorrlands län).

Governors
1654 - 1655                Erik Larsson Sparre                (b. 1618 - d. 1673)
1655 - 1664                Johan Oxenstierna af Croneborg     (b. c.1615 - d. 1664)
1664                       Gustaf Adam Banér                  (b. 1624 - d. 1681)
1664 - 1677                Carl Larsson Sparre                (b. 1627 - d. 1702)
1677                       Christopher Gyllenstierna
1677 - 1679                Jakob Flemming                     (b. 1640 - d. 1689)
1679 - 1683                Göran Sperling                     (b. 1630 - d. 1691)
1683 - 1687                Lennart Ribbing                    (b. 1631 - d. 1697)
1687 - 1693                Otto Vellingk                      (b. 1649 - d. 1708)
1693 - 1698                Carl Gustaf Fröhlich               (b. 1637 - d. 1714)
1698 - 1699                Malcolm Hamilton af Hageby         (b. 1635 - d. 1699)
1699 - 1702                Axel friherre von Schaar           (b. 1641 - d. 1702)
1702 - 1704                Carl Hård af Segerstad (acting)    (b. 1660? - d. 1704)
1704 - 1716                Alexander friherre Stromberg       (b. 1647 - d. 1718)
1716 - 1719                Hugo friherre Hamilton af Hageby   (b. 1655 - d. 1724)
1719 - 1727                Magnus friherre Palmqvist          (b. 1660 - d. 1729)
1727 - 1739                Carl Gustaf greve Bielke           (b. 1683 - d. 1754)
1739 - 1749                Erik Odelström                     (b. 1684 - d. 1753)
1750 - 1755                Axel Johan friherre Gripenhielm    (b. 1686 - d. 1755)
1755 - 1756                Carl Gustaf friherre Cronhjort     (b. 1694 - d. 1777)
1757 - 1762                Fredrik Henrik friherre Sparre     (b. 1691 - d. 1764)
1762 - 1769                Per Abraham Löth-Örnsköld          (b. 1720 - d. 1791)
1769                       Jeremias Wallén                    (b. 1693 - d. 1772)
1769 - 1778                Germund Abraham (from 1771,        (b. 1713 - d. 1785)
                             friherre) Falkengréen       
1778 - 1796                Carl friherre Bunge                (b. 1734 - d. 1816)
1796 - 1807                Erik Gustaf Lindencrona            (b. 1738 - d. 1809)
1807 - 1817                Carl Nieroth                       (b. 1767 - d. 1842)
1817 - 1820                Carl Fredrik Aschling              (b. 1751 - d. 1820)
1820 - 1841                Hampus friherre Mörner af Morlanda (b. 1775 - d. 1855)
                             (acting to 1821)
1841 - 1851                Fredrik Åkerman                    (b. 1800 - d. 1877)
1851 - 1862                Sven Wilhelm Gynther               (b. 1796 - d. 1873)
1863 - 1873                Ernst August Weidenhielm           (b. 1808 - d. 1894)
1873 - 1880                Curry Treffenberg                  (b. 1825 - d. 1897)
1880 - 1901                Gustaf Ryding                      (b. 1833 - d. 1901)
1901 - 1909                Gustaf Rudebeck                    (b. 1842 - d. 1913)
1909 - 1911                Fredrik Bergenholtz                (b. 1858 - d. 1930)
1911 - 1918                Carl Ström                         (b. 1849 - d. 1926)
1918 - 1931                Karl Johan Stenström               (b. 1869 - d. 1933)
1931 - 1938                Anders Victor Benedict Wijkman     (b. 1873 - d. 1954)
1939 - 1940                Nils Löwbeer                       (b. 1889 - d. 1957)
1940 - 1944                Arthur Engberg                     (b. 1888 - d. 1944)
1944 - 1953                Ragnar Stattin                     (b. 1886 - d. 1962)
1953 - 1965                Eric Wesström                      (b. 1899 - d. 1990)
1965 - 1971                Hjalmar Nilsson                    (b. 1904 - d. 1974)
1971 - 1974                Kurt Nordgren                      (b. 1916 - d. 1974)
1975 - 1989                Bertil Löfberg                     (b. 1923 - d. 1997)
1989 - 1995                Ingemar Öhrn                       (b. 1931)
1996 - 2000                Börje Hörnlund                     (b. 1935)
2000 - 2008                Gerhard Larsson                    (b. 1945)
 1 Oc 2008 -               Bo Källstrand                      (b. 1949)

           Adopted 1560

1634                       County of Västmanland (Västmanlands län).

Governors
1634 - 1639                Ture Eriksson Sparre               (b. 1593 - d. 1664)
1639 - 1642                Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna     (b. 1613 - d. 1648)
1642 - 1643                Christer Axelsson Posse            (b. 1601 - d. 1643)
1643 - 1651                Claes Stiernsköld                  (b. 1617 - d. 1676)
1651 - 1660                Knut Kurck                         (b. 1622 - d. 1690)
1660 - 1667                Gustaf Larsson friherre Sparre     (b. 1625 - d. 1689)
1667 - 1674                Ernst Johan Creutz d.ä             (b. 1619 - d. 1684)
1674 - 1683                Mauritz Posse                      (b. 1632 - d. 1702)
1683 - 1689                Balthasar Gyldenhoff               (b. 1626 - d. 1689)
1689 - 1693                Lars Wallenstedt                   (b. 1631 - d. 1703)
1693 - 1698                Polycarpus Cronhielm               (b. 1629 - d. 1698)
1698 - 1710                Gustaf friherre Cronhielm          (b. 1664 - d. 1737)
1710 - 1714                Ludvig Fahlström                   (b. 1655 - d. 1721)
1714 - 1715                Casten (from 1715, friherre) Feif  (b. 1662 - d. 1739)
1716 - 1720                Jonas (from 1719, friherre)        (b. 1661 - d. 1727)
                             Cedercreutz              
1720 - 1736                Gustaf (from 1723, friherre) Funck (b. 1670 - d. 1736)
1736 - 1747                Johan friherre Cederbielke         (b. 1677 - d. 1752)
1747 - 1761                Fredrik friherre von Friesendorff  (b. 1707 - d. 1770)
1761 - 1763                Gabriel friherre Falkenberg af     (b. 1716 - d. 1783)
                             Trystorp 
1763 - 1768                Fredrik Ulrik Insenstierna         (b. 1723 - d. 1768)
1769 - 1771                Olof Malmerfelt                    (b. 1693 - d. 1771)
1772 - 1784                Carl Carlsköld                     (b. 1699 - d. 1788)
1784 - 1809                Ulric Gustaf greve de la Gardie    (b. 1727 - d. 1809)
1809 - 1811                Fredric friherre Lilliehorn        (b. 1745 - d. 1811)
1811 - 1816                Johan Wilhelm friherre             (b. 1768 - d. 1816)
                             Liljencrants (from 1815, Johan
                             Wilhelm greve Liljencrants)       
1816 - 1822                Thure friherre Drufva              (b. 1767 - d. 1822)
1822 - 1849                Fredric friherre Ridderstolpe      (b. 1807 - d. 1886)
                             (from 1848, Fredric greve
                             Ridderstolpe) (acting to 1823)           
1849 - 1863                Fredrik Otto Silfverstolpe         (b. 1795 - d. 1882)
1863 - 1869                Fredrik greve Cronstedt            (b. 1807 - d. 1869)
1869 - 1883                Reinhold Charpentier               (b. 1817 - d. 1886)
1883 - 1900                Fredrik Hederstierna               (b. 1828 - d. 1900)
1900 - 1916                Claës Wersäll                      (b. 1848 - d. 1919)
1916 - 1937                Walter Murray                      (b. 1871 - d. 1957)
1937 - 1943                August Bernhard Gärde              (b. 1877 - d. 1970)
1943 - 1952                Conrad Jonsson                     (b. 1886 - d. 1964)
1952 - 1960                Ragnar Casparsson                  (b. 1893 - d. 1978)
1960 - 1980                Gustav Cederwall                   (b. 1913 - d. 2008)
1980 - 1985                Osborne Bartley                    (b. 1919)
1985 - 1989                Karl-Lennart Uggla                 (b. 1928 - d. 2011)
1989 - 1990                Carl Johan Åberg                   (b. 1930 - d. 2010)
1991 - 1999                Jan Rydh                           (b. 1938)
15 Apr 2000 - 31 Jan 2009  Mats Svegfors                      (b. 1948)
 1 Feb 2009 - 31 May 2009  Håkan Eriksson (acting)            (b. 1945)
 1 Jun 2009 -              Ingemar Skogö                      (b. 1949)  

       Adopted 1 Jan 1998

 1 Jan 1998                County of Western Gotaland (Västra Götalands län) created
                             by merger of Älvsborg, Göteborg och Bohus, and
                             Skaraborg counties.

Governors
1998 - Jan 2008            Göte Bernhardsson                  (b. 1942)
21 Jan 2008 -              Lars Bäckström                     (b. 1953)