List of governors of Norrbotten County

Governor of Norrbotten County
Landshövding i Norrlands län
Coat of arms of Norrbotten County.
Incumbent Lotta Finstorp since 1 February 2021
Norrbotten County Administrative Board
Residence	The residence in Luleå, Luleå
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years [note 1]
Precursor	Governor of Västerbotten County
Formation	1810
First holder	Per Adolph Ekorn
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 100,500/month (2016) [2]
Website	Governor Lotta Finstorp

This is a list of governors for Norrbotten County of Sweden. Norrbotten County separated from Västerbotten County in 1810; for a list of governors who ruled the area before that date, see List of governors of Västerbotten County.

Picture	Governor	Took office	Left office
	Per Adolph Ekorn	1810	1816
	Gustaf Adolph Koskull	1816	1821
	Paul Öhrvall	1821	1825
	Carl Georg Sparre	1825	1836
	Carl August von Hedenberg	1836	1849
	Hans Samuel Knut Åkerhielm	1849	1856
	Axel Emanuel Ros	1856	1859
	Per Henrik Widmark	1859	1861
	Sven Peter Bergman	1861	1873
	Henrik Adolf Widmark	1873	1885
	Lars Berg	1885	1893
	Karl Sigfrid Husberg	1893	1900
	Karl Johan Bergström	1900	1911
	Oscar von Sydow	1911	1917
	Carl Gösta Oskar Malm	1917	1928
	August Bernhard Gärde	1928	1937
	David Hansén	1937	1947
	Oskar Wilhelm Lövgren	1947	1952
	Folke Tunborg	1953	1957
	Manfred Näslund	1957	1966
	Ragnar Lassinantti	1966	1982
	Erik Hammarsten	1982	1985
	Curt Boström	1985	1991
	Gunnar Brodin	1992	1995
	Björn Rosengren	1996	1998
	Kari Marklund	1 January 1999 [3]	31 July 2003 [4]
	Per-Ola Eriksson	1 August 2003 [4]	31 July 2012 [5]
	Sven-Erik Österberg	1 October 2012 [6]	31 January 2018
	Johan Antti	1 February 2018 [note 2]	31 May 2018
	Björn O. Nilsson	1 June 2018 [8]	31 January 2021 [8]
	Lotta Finstorp	1 February 2021 [9]	30 November 2025 [9]

Footnotes

1. The governor is often appointed for a six-year mandate. It can be extended if the person has not reached retirement age. ^[1]
2. County Director (Länsrådet) Johan Antti served as acting governor from 1 February 2018. ^[7]

References

1. "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Norrbotten. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
2. Leffler, Klas (25 May 2016). "Regeringen har satt ner foten – här är landshövdingens nya lön" [The government has put its foot down - here is the governor's new salary]. Örnsköldsviks Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2017.
3. Stugart, Martin (29 August 2003). "MINIINTERVJUN: Flyktingpojken blev idrottsman, fysiker, encyklopedist och landshövding" [INTERVIEW: The refugee boy became an athlete, physicist, encyclopedist and governor]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2017.
4. "Per-Ola Eriksson ny landshövding" [Per-Ola Eriksson new Governor of Norrbotten County]. P4 Norrbotten (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 13 March 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
5. "Landshövding Per-Ola Eriksson sitter kvar" [County Governor Per-Ola Eriksson remains] (in Swedish). Norrbotten County Administrative Board. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
6. "Sven-Erik Österberg ny landshövding i Norrbottens län" [Sven-Erik Österberg new Governor of Norrbotten County] (in Swedish). Norrbotten County Administrative Board. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
7. "Vikarierande landshövding" (in Swedish). Norrbotten County Administrative Board. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
8. "Norrbotten får ny landshövding". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). TT. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
9. "Lotta Finstorp ny landshövding i Norrbottens län" (Press release) (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.