Spouses of presidents of Finland
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The spouse of the president of Finland has no official role or title, but they often play a ceremonial role alongside the president of Finland.
The first presidential spouse was Ester Ståhlberg, who married the then-incumbent President K. J. Ståhlberg in 1920.
The current spouse is Suzanne Innes-Stubb, wife of President Alexander Stubb, who has held the position since 1 March 2024.
The only man to have been spouse of a president of Finland is Pentti Arajärvi, the partner and husband of President Tarja Halonen, who served from 2000 to 2012. They married in 2000 in Mäntyniemi, during her first term.
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Väyrynen, Raimo (1992). Tasavallan presidentit (1919–1931) (in Finnish). Vol. I. Weilin+Göös, Espoo. ISBN 951-35-5426-0.
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