Paasikivi with her mother and father

Annikki Paasikivi (1898–1950) was a Finnish architect. She was the daughter of Juho Kusti Paasikivi (the seventh president of Finland) and his wife Anna Matilda Forsman. Annikki was the oldest of their four children.[1]

A scholarship fund at Aalto University is named for her.[2] For a time she did a "woman's hour" on Finnish radio. Her two brothers died in World War II from injuries they had received.[3]

In literature

Bengali writer Syed Mujtaba Ali mentions a chapter about her in his book Panchatantra that she knew many languages and was eloquent.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Etusivu". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  2. ↑ "Architect Annikki Paasikivi Fund - Scholarship | EFG - European Funding Guide". www.european-funding-guide.eu. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  3. ↑ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  4. ↑ "আনিকি পাসিকিভি". www.ebanglalibrary.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
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