List of Finnish women artists explained

This is a list of women artists who were born in Finland or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.

A

• Eva Acke (1855–1929), painter
• Nina Ahlstedt (1853–1907), painter
• Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959), photographer, video artist
• Miina Äkkijyrkkä (born 1949), painter, sculptor
• Helena Arnell (1697–1751), painter

B

• Heidi Blomstedt (1911–1982), ceramist
• Elina Brotherus (born 1972), photographer and video artist
• Rut Bryk (1916–1999), ceramist

C

• Margareta Capsia (1682–1759), painter
• Fanny Churberg (1845–1892), landscape painter

D

• Elin Danielson-Gambogi (1861–1919), painter

E

• Anna Eriksson (born 1977), filmmaker

F

• Ellen Favorin (1853–1919), painter
• Hilda Flodin (1877–1958), sculptor, etcher and painter
• Alina Forsman (1845–1899), sculptor
• Alexandra Frosterus-Såltin (1837–1916), painter, illustrator

G

• Viola Gråsten (1910–1994), textile designer

H

• Greta Hällfors-Sipilä (1899–1974), painter
• Nanna Hänninen (born 1973), photographic artist
• Ilona Harima (1911–1986), painter
• Helena Hietanen (born 1963), textile artist
• Eila Hiltunen (1922–2003), sculptor
• Sasha Huber (born 1975), contemporary artist
• Tuuli Hypén (born 1983), cartoonist

J

• Tove Jansson (1914–2001), painter, illustrator, cartoonist

K

• Meeri Koutaniemi (born 1987), photographer and journalist
• Sinikka Kurkinen (born 1935), painter

L

• Gun Lanciai (1920–2013), sculptor
• Kaisa Leka (born 1978), cartoonist, politician
• Rakel Liekki (born 1979), filmmaker, journalist and writer
• Marita Liulia (born 1957), media artist
• Sirkka-Liisa Lonka (born 1943), painter, graphic artist
• Amélie Lundahl (1850–1914), painter
• Leena Luostarinen (1949–2013), painter
• Kiba Lumberg (born 1956), artist, writer

M

• Tea Mäkipää (born 1973), contemporary artist
• Charlotta Malm-Reuterholm (1768–1845), painter, writer
• Totte Mannes (born 1933), painter
• Marjatta Metsovaara (1927–2014), textile artist
• Marja Mikkonen (born 1979), filmmaker
• Helvi Mustonen (born 1947), painter

N

• Elena Näsänen (born 1968), visual artist working with film and video installations
• Elin Alfhild Nordlund (1861–1941), painter
• Gunnel Nyman (1909–1948), glass and metal artist

P

• Outi Pieski (born 1973), Sámi visual artist
• Tuulikki Pietilä (1917–2009), graphic artist
• Ulla Procopé (1921–1968), ceramist
• Laila Pullinen (1933–2015), artist, sculptor
• Ritva Puotila (born 1935), artist, textile designer

R

• Essi Renvall (1911–1979), sculptor
• Diana Ringo (born 1992), filmmaker, visual artist
• Nastja Säde Rönkkö (born 1985), performance artist
• Hanna Rönnberg (1862–1946), painter and writer
• Mathilda Rotkirch (1813–1842), painter
• Johanna Rytkölä (born 1956), sculptor, ceramic artist

S

• Nina Sailo (1906–1998), sculptor
• Sigrid Schauman (1877–1979), artist, art critic
• Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946), painter
• Ida Silfverberg (1834–1899), painter
• Helmi Sjöstrand (1864–1957), painter
• Anita Snellman (1924–2006), painter
• Venny Soldan-Brofeldt (1863–1945), painter, illustrator, graphic artist and jewellery designer
• Minna Sundberg (born 1990), illustrator, cartoonist

T

• Marjatta Tapiola (born 1951), painter
• Sophie Taxell (1911–1996), painter
• Ellen Thesleff (1869–1954), expressionist painter
• Hilkka Toivola (1909–2002), stained-glass artist
• Salla Tykkä (born 1973), video artist
• Katja Tukiainen (born 1969), painter, comics artist

V

• Marja Vallila (born 1950), sculptor
• Sonja Vectomov (born 1957), sculptor

W

• Dora Wahlroos (1870–1947), painter
• Martta Wendelin (1893–1986), painter
• Helena Westermarck (1857–1938), painter, writer
• Maria Wiik (1853–1928), painter
• Maria Wolfram (born 1961), painter and installation artist

Z

• Margaretha Zetterberg (1773–1803), textile and crafts artist