Annikki Paasikivi Explained

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]

Notes and References

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