Claim: The Finnish House of Nobility is a privileged class in Finland, deriving from its period as part of Sweden and the Russian Empire, comprised of 357 families, of which 148 are still alive with four still bearing the title of duke and 25 the title of baron.
Evidence: The Finnish nobility (Finnish: Aateli; Swedish: Adel) was historically a privileged class in Finland, deriving from its period as part of Sweden and the Russian Empire. Noble families and their descendants are still a part of Finnish republican society, but except for the titles themselves, no longer retain any specific or granted privileges.