Committee for Finnish Affairs

The Committee for Finnish Affairs (Finnish: Suomen asiain komitea; Swedish: Kommittén för finska ärenden) was a committee in the Grand Duchy of Finland that assisted the Minister-Secretary of State for Finland with various issues regarding Finland for the years from 1811 to 1826 and then from 1857 to 1891.^[1]

The Committee for Finnish Affairs was founded in 1811 by the approval of the Emperor of Russia Alexander I.^[1] The idea for creating the committee came from State Secretary, Count Mikhail Speransky.^[1] The committee was based in Imperial Russia's capital Saint Petersburg.^[1] The committee supported the work of State Secretary of Finland, and then Minister-Secretary of Finland.^[1]

The Grand Duchy of Finland was formed in 1809.^[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 founding chairman was General, Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt.^[1] Members of the committee were Count Johan Fredrik Aminoff, Baron Carl Johan Walleen, and Active State Councillor Jacob Wilhelm Hisinger.^[1]

Count Armfelt fought in the Napoleonic Wars, and he was adjutant to Emperor Alexander I.^[1] Count Aminoff acted as Chairman when Armfelt was away from Saint Petersburg.^[1] Armfelt passed away in 1814.^[1] Count Aminoff acted again as chairman for a short period.^[1]

The committee was highly influential during Armfelt's time.^[1] After 1814 the committee was less influential.^[1] In 1825, Emperor Nicholas I rose to power. Nicholas I decided to dismantle the committee.^[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.^[1]

Literature

Schweitzer, Robert (1996). The Rise and Fall of the Russo-Finnish Consensus: The History of the "Second" Committee on Finnish Affairs in St. Petersburg (1857–1891). Hallintohistoriallisia tutkimuksia, 23. Helsinki: Commission on the History of Central Administration in Finland & Edita. ISBN 951-37-1878-6. ISSN 0786-7700.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Korhonen, Keijo (1963). Suomen asiain komitea: Suomen korkeimman hallinnon järjestelyt ja toteuttaminen vuosina 1811-1826 (Thesis). Turku: Tekijä.

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[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Korhonen, Keijo (1963). Suomen asiain komitea: Suomen korkeimman hallinnon järjestelyt ja toteuttaminen vuosina 1811-1826 (Thesis). Turku: Tekijä.

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