Gödik Fincke

Gödik Gustafsson Fincke (c. 1546–1617) was a Finnish-born member of the Swedish nobility and military officer who served as the stadtholder of Olavinlinna Castle.

During the Livonian War he served in the Swedish military and was severely wounded 1573 in a battle by the Koluvere Castle in Estonia.

In 1596–1597 Fincke took part in suppressing the revolting Finnish peasants in the Cudgel War.

Olavinlinna soon surrendered to the troops of Charles IX without any resistance, Sten was executed in the Åbo bloodbath and Gödik expelled of his post.

Fincke and his spouse, Elisabeth Boije are buried to the St. Olaf's Church in Ulvila.