This is a list of commanders of the Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland. Living Commanders are in bold and foreign Commanders are on blue background.
The Grand Cross can be awarded with a Collar.
Year ofappointment Commander Role Lived Notes 1919 Gustaf V King of Sweden (1907–1950) 1858–1950 with Collar 1919 Christian X King of Denmark (1912–1947) 1870–1947 with Collar 1919 Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Regent of Finland (1918–1919)Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces (1918, 1939–1946)President of Finland (1944–1946) 1867–1951 with Collarwith Collar, Swords and Diamonds from 1944 1919 Kaarlo Castrén Prime Minister of Finland (1919) 1860–1938 1919 Lauri Ingman Prime Minister of Finland (1918–1919)Archbishop of Turku (1930–1934) 1868–1934 1919 Gustaf Johansson Archbishop of Turku (1899–1930) 1844–1930 1919 August Nybergh President of the Supreme Court of Finland (1918–1920) 1851–1920 1919 Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland (1918–1919)President of Finland (1919–1925) 1865–1952 with Collar from later 1919 1919 Johan Richard Danielson-Kalmari statesman 1853–1933 1919 Thiodolf Rein professor, statesman 1838–1919 1919 Rabbe Axel Wrede professor 1851–1938 1920 Otto Stenroth Governor of the Bank of Finland (1918–1923)Chancellor of the Order (1919–1938) 1861–1939 1920 Paul Deschanel President of France (1920) 1855–1922 with Collar 1920 Raymond Poincaré former president of France (1913–1920) 1860–1934 with Collar 1920 Victor Emmanuel III King of Italy (1900–1946) 1869–1947 with Collar 1920 Robert Hermanson professor 1846–1928 1920 Julius Grotenfelt President of the Supreme Court of Finland (1920–1929) 1859–1929 1920 Juho Kusti Paasikivi bankerPrime Minister of Finland (1918, 1944–1946)President of Finland (1946–1956) 1870–1956 with Collar from 1946 1920 Hugo Rautapää President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland (1919–1922) 1874–1922 1920 Juho Vennola Prime Minister of Finland (1919–1920, 1921–1922) 1872–1938 1920 Karl Fredrik Wilkama Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces (1918, 1919, 1919–1924) 1876–1947 1921 Carl Enckell politician, diplomat 1876–1959 1921 Rafael Erich former prime minister of Finland (1920–1921) 1879–1946 1923 Johan Laidoner Estonian general and statesman. 1884–1953 1924 Aimo Cajander Prime Minister of Finland (1922, 1924, 1937–1939) 1879–1943 1924 Anders Donner professor 1854–1938 1925 Lauri Kristian Relander President of Finland (1925–1931) 1883–1942 with Collar 1925 Gustaf Adolf(later Gustaf VI Adolf) Crown Prince of Sweden (1907–1950)King of Sweden (1950–1973) 1882–1973 with Collar 1925 Jean Sibelius composer 1865–1957 1925 Ossian Donner industrialist, diplomat 1866–1957 1925 Antti Tulenheimo Prime Minister of Finland (1925)Chancellor of the Order (1942–1952) 1879–1952 1926 Jānis Čakste President of Latvia (1918–1927) 1859–1927 with Collar 1926 Haakon VII King of Norway (1905–1957) 1872–1957 with Collar 1926 Olav(later Olav V) Crown Prince of Norway (1905–1957)King of Norway (1957–1991) 1903–1991 with Collar 1926 Frederik(later Frederik IX) Crown Prince of Denmark (1912–1947)King of Denmark (1947–1972) 1899–1972 with Collar 1926 Eemil Nestor Setälä statesman 1864–1935 1927 Pehr Evind Svinhufvud former Regent of Finland (1918)Prime Minister of Finland (1917–1918, 1930–1931)President of Finland (1931–1937) 1861–1944 with Collar 1928 Hugo Suolahti professor, politician 1874–1944 1928 Axel Fredrik Charpentier former Chancellor of Justice of Finland (1918–1928) 1865–1949 1928 Werner Söderhjelm professor, diplomat 1859–1931 1929 August Ramsay former Governor of the Bank of Finland (1923–1924) 1859–1943 1929 Juho Sunila Prime Minister of Finland (1927–1928, 1931–1932) 1875–1936 1929 Hannes Gebhard professor 1864–1933 1929 Oskari Mantere former prime minister of Finland (1928–1929)Chancellor of the Order (1938–1942) 1874–1942 1929 Hjalmar J. Procopé politician 1889–1954 1930 Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk President of Czechoslovakia (1918–1935) 1850–1937 with Collar 1930 Ignacy Mościcki President of Poland (1926–1939) 1867–1946 with Collar 1931 Albert I King of the Belgians (1909–1934) 1875–1934 with Collar 1931 Henry Prince of the Netherlands, Consort to the Queen (1901–1934) 1876–1934 with Collar 1931 Miklós Horthy Regent of Hungary (1920–1944) 1868–1957 with Collar 1932 Alberts Kviesis President of Latvia (1930–1936) 1881–1944 with Collar 1932 Antanas Smetona President of Lithuania (1926–1940) 1874–1944 with Collar 1932 Wilhelmina Queen of the Netherlands (1890–1948) 1880–1962 with Collar 1933 Lars Karl Krogius businessman 1860–1935 1935 Fuad I King of Egypt (1922–1936) 1868–1936 with Collar 1935 Hugo Magnus Johannes Relander politician 1865–1947 1935 Shaul Tchernichovsky poet 1875–1943 1935 Frans Pehkonen President of the Supreme Court of Finland (1929–1940) 1870–1957 1935 Toivo Mikael Kivimäki Prime Minister of Finland (1932–1936) 1886–1968 1936 Erkki Kaila Archbishop of Turku (1935–1944) 1867–1944 1936 Risto Ryti Governor of the Bank of Finland (1923–1940, 1944–1945)Prime Minister of Finland (1939–1940)President of Finland (1940–1944) 1889–1956 with Collar from 1940 1937 Hannes Ignatius military leader 1871–1941 1937 Aarne Sihvo Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces (1926–1933, 1946–1953) 1889–1963 1937 Rudolf Walden military leader 1878–1946 1937 Martin Wetzer military leader 1868–1954 1937 Kyösti Kallio President of Finland (1937–1940) 1873–1940 with Collar 1937 Jalmar Castrén professor, politician, public servant 1873–1946 1937 Konstantin Päts Head of State of Estonia (1921–1922, 1923–1924, 1931–1932, 1932–1933, 1933–1940) 1874–1956 with Collar 1937 Getúlio Vargas President of Brazil (1930–1945, 1951–1954) 1882–1954 with Collar 1937 Leonard Hjelmman professor 1869–1952 1937 Gustaf Komppa professor 1867–1949 1938 Paul von Gerich military leader 1873–1951 1938 Amos Anderson newspaper proprietor 1878–1961 1940 Yrjö Hirn professor 1870–1952 1940 Ernst Lindelöf professor 1870–1946 1940 Alfredo Baldomir President of Uruguay (1938–1943) 1884–1948 with Collar 1940 Roberto María Ortiz President of Argentina (1938–1942) 1886–1942 with Collar 1940 Urho Castrén President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland (1929–1956)Prime Minister of Finland (1944) 1886–1965 1940 Hjalmar Neovius President of the Supreme Court of Finland (1940–1945) 1877–1960 1941 Hermann Göring politician, military leader 1893–1946 with Collar 1942 Joachim von Ribbentrop politician 1893–1946 with Collar 1942 Michael I King of Romania (1927–1930, 1940–1947) 1921–2017 with Collar 1942 Eero Yrjö Pehkonen politician 1882–1949 1942 Hirohito Emperor of Japan (1926–1989) 1901–1989 with Collar 1942 Mauri Honkajuuri banker 1882–1948 1942 Johan Wilhelm Rangell Prime Minister of Finland (1941–1943) 1894–1982 1942 Alexander Frey politician, banker 1877–1945 1943 Antti Hackzell former minister, Prime Minister of Finland (1944) 1881–1946 1944 Edwin Linkomies former prime minister of Finland (1943–1944) 1894–1963 1944 Henrik Ramsay politician 1886–1951 1946 Aleksi Lehtonen Archbishop of Turku (1945–1951) 1891–1951 1946 Oskar Möller President of the Supreme Court of Finland (1945–1950) 1880–1971 1951 Ilmari Salomies Archbishop of Turku (1951–1964) 1893–1973 1951 Toivo Tarjanne President of the Supreme Court of Finland (1950–1963)Chancellor of the Order (1963–?) 1893–1988 1953 Urho Kekkonen Prime Minister of Finland (1950–1953, 1954–1956)President of Finland (1956–1982) 1900–1986 with Collar from 1956 1954 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson President of Iceland (1952–1968) 1894–1972 with Collar 1954 Baudouin King of the Belgians (1951–1993) 1930–1993 with Collar 1954 Ralf Törngren former prime minister of Finland (1954) 1899–1961 1955 Sakari Tuomioja former prime minister of Finland (1953–1954) 1911–1964 1955 Kliment Voroshilov Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1953–1960) 1881–1969 with Collar 1955 Karl-August Fagerholm Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1945–1947, 1950–1956, 1957, 1958–1961, 1965)Prime Minister of Finland (1948–1950, 1956–1957, 1958–1959) 1901–1984 1956 Louise Queen consort of Sweden (1950–1965) 1889–1965 with Collar 1957 Ingrid Queen consort of Denmark (1947–1972) 1910–2000 with Collar 1957 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen Prime Minister of Finland (1957, 1959–1961) 1906–1995 1958 Margrethe(now Margrethe II) Princess of Denmark (until 1972)Heir presumptive to the Danish throne (1953–1972)Queen of Denmark (1972–2024) born 1940 with Collar 1958 Rainer von Fieandt former prime minister of Finland (1957–1958) 1890–1972 1959 Georg Achates Gripenberg diplomat 1890–1975 1959 Reino Kuuskoski President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland (1958–1965)former prime minister of Finland (1958) 1907–1965 1959 Pekka Myrberg professor 1892–1976 1960 Adolf Schärf President of Austria (1957–1965) 1890–1965 with Collar 1960 Giovanni Gronchi President of Italy (1955–1962) 1887–1978 with Collar 1961 Harald(now Harald V) Crown Prince of Norway (1957–1991)King of Norway (1991–2026) 1937-2026 with Collar 1961 Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms (1952–2022) 1926–2022 with Collar 1961 Eero Rydman politician, Chancellor of the Order (1953–1963) 1889–1963 1962 Kauno Kleemola Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1962–1965) 1906–1965 1962 Martti Miettunen Prime Minister of Finland (1961–1962, 1975–1977) 1907–2002 1962 Charles de Gaulle President of France (1959–1969) 1890–1970 with Collar 1963 Josip Broz Tito President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980) 1892–1980 with Collar 1963 Habib Bourguiba President of Tunisia (1957–1987) 1903–2000 with Collar 1963 Julius Nyerere President of Tanganyika (1962–1964)President of Tanzania (1964–1985) 1922–1999 with Collar 1964 Adolfo López Mateos President of Mexico (1958–1964) 1909–1969 with Collar 1964 Aleksander Zawadzki Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1952–1964) 1899–1964 with Collar 1964 Ahti Karjalainen Prime Minister of Finland (1962–1963, 1970–1971) 1923–1990 1964 Reino Ragnar Lehto former prime minister of Finland (1963–1964) 1898–1966 1964 Matti Piipponen former president of the Supreme Court of Finland (1963–1964) 1894–1980 1965 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan President of India (1962–1967) 1888–1975 with Collar 1965 Edward Ochab Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1964–1968) 1906–1989 with Collar 1965 Antti Hannikainen President of the Supreme Court of Finland (1964–1975) 1910–1976 1965 Sakari Simelius former Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces (1959–1965) 1900–1985 1966 Aarne Nuorvala President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland (1965–1982) 1912–2013 1966 Martti Simojoki Archbishop of Turku (1964–1978) 1908–1999 1966 Johannes Virolainen Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1966–1968, 1979–1982)former prime minister of Finland (1964–1966) 1914–2000 1967 Gamal Abdel Nasser President of Egypt (1956–1970) 1918–1970 with Collar 1968 Georgi Traykov Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1964–1971) 1898–1975 with Collar 1969 Ludvík Svoboda President of Czechoslovakia (1968–1975) 1895–1979 with Collar 1969 Nicolae Ceaușescu Head of State of Romania (1967–1989) 1918–1989 with Collar 1969 Pál Losonczi Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1967–1987) 1919–2005 with Collar 1969 Nikolai Podgorny Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1965–1977) 1903–1983 with Collar 1970 Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Shah of Iran (1941–1979) 1919–1980 with Collar 1970 Farah Pahlavi Consort to the Shah of Iran (1959–1979) born 1933 with Collar 1970 Mauno Koivisto Governor of the Bank of Finland (1968–1982)Prime Minister of Finland (1968–1970, 1979–1982)President of Finland (1982–1994) 1923–2017 with Collar from 1982 1970 Rafael Paasio Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1966, 1970–1972)Prime Minister of Finland (1966–1968, 1972) 1903–1980 1971 Giuseppe Saragat President of Italy (1964–1971) 1898–1988 with Collar 1971 Cevdet Sunay President of Turkey (1966