Martta Martikainen-Ypyä

Martta Martikainen-Ypyä (September 19, 1904 – December 17, 1992) was a Finnish architect.^[1]

She was born Martha Irene Martikainen in Iisalmi and trained with architects Kaarlo Borg [fi] and Carolus Lindberg [fi]. From 1928 to 1936, she was architect for office buildings for the Finnish Ministry of Defence. She graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1932.^[2]

In 1936, she married architect Ragnar Ypyä [fi]. The couple formed an architectural firm in Vyborg; in 1939, they moved to Helsinki. Following World War II, she worked in the housing production office of Hyresgästernas Sparkasse- och Byggnadslånebyrån (HSB) in Stockholm, becoming department head. Martikainen-Ypyä, by herself or in partnership with her husband, won a number or architectural competitions and also designed many hospitals, schools, factories, office building and housing projects.^[2]

Martikainen-Ypyä died in Helsinki at the age of 88.^[2]