Committee for Finnish Affairs

[1] The Committee for Finnish Affairs was founded in 1811 by the approval of the Emperor of Russia Alexander I.

[1] The committee had a crucial role in strengthening Finland's autonomy in Imperial Russia.

[1] Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland Alexander I supported the committee's work.

[1] The committee was re-formed again when Alexander II was Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland.

[1] The committee was dismantled again in 1891 by Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland Alexander III.

Chairman of the Committee for Finnish Affairs, General, Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt. The committee was highly influential under his leadership.