Iida Yrjö-Koskinen
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12 June 1857
Freiherrin Iida Yrjö-Koskinen | |
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.jpg) Iida Yrjö-Koskinen c. 1914 | |
| Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
| In office 1909–1919 | |
| Constituency | Turku Province (south) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Iida Maria Fredrika Petander 12 June 1857 |
| Died | 18 March 1937 (aged 79) |
| Party | |
| Spouse |
Eino Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen
(m. 1884; died 1916) |
| Profession | Teacher, journalist |
Iida Yrjö-Koskinen (née Petander; 1857–1937) was a Finnish politician, teacher and journalist, who served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland between 1909 and 1919, first representing the Finnish Party and later the National Coalition Party.[1][2]
Her parliamentary career included the period leading to, and declaring, Finland's independence.[2] She was also an elector in the 1925 Finnish presidential election.[1]
Yrjö-Koskinen trained as a teacher, qualifying in 1879, and working for over 20 years as a teacher, first in Hämeenlinna and later in Tampere.[1][3] In her later career she worked as a journalist.[1] She dedicated her career to improving women's rights and education, and the welfare of underprivileged people.[2]
In 1884, she married Freiherr Eino Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen, which gave her the noble title of Freiherrin (Finnish: Vapaaherratar).[3]
