| Honorific Prefix: | Freiherrin |
| Iida Yrjö-Koskinen | |
| Term Start1: | 1909 |
| Term End1: | 1919 |
| Birth Name: | Iida Maria Fredrika Petander |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1857 |
| Profession: | Teacher, journalist |
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Iida Yrjö-Koskinen (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. She was also an elector in the 1925 Finnish presidential election.
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.[3] In her later career she worked as a journalist. She dedicated her career to improving women's rights and education, and the welfare of underprivileged people.
In 1884, she married Freiherr, which gave her the noble title of Freiherrin (Finnish: Vapaaherratar).