umb ent ▁was ▁no ▁less er ▁than ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Crown ▁prince . ▁ ▁Govern ors - General ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁appointed ▁over ▁parts ▁of ▁Sweden ▁proper , ▁today ' s ▁Sweden ▁and ▁Finland , ▁and ▁usually ▁consisting ▁of ▁several ▁count ies ▁in ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁when ▁circumstances ▁so ▁required . ▁When ▁this ▁happened ▁the ▁Royal ▁Governor ▁of ▁each ▁county ▁would ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁instead ▁of ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Mon arch ▁or ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council . ▁A ▁Royal ▁Governor , ▁regardless ▁if ▁whether ▁under ▁a ▁Governor - General ▁or ▁not , ▁held ▁the ▁civil , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁military , ▁juris diction ▁over ▁his ▁county . ▁The ▁Govern ors - General ▁were ▁always ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁list ▁of ▁Govern ors - General ▁is ▁not ▁complete . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁listed ▁held ▁the ▁title ▁Governor , ▁not ▁Governor - General . ▁ ▁Finland ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Govern ors - General ▁of ▁Finland : ▁ ▁N ils ▁B iel ke ▁( 1 6 2 3 – 1 6 3 1 ) ▁Gabriel ▁Beng t sson ▁Ox enst ier na ▁( 1 6 3 1 – 1 6 3 4 ) ▁Per ▁Bra he ▁the ▁younger ▁( 1 6 3 7 – 1 6 4 1 ; ▁ 1 6 4 8 – 1 6 5 4 ) ▁Gust af ▁E vert sson ▁Horn ▁( 1 6 5 7 – 1 6 5 8 ) ▁H erman ▁F lem ing ▁( 1 6 6