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| Birth Name: | Maria Pakarinen |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Joensuu, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Death Place: | Turku, Finland |
| Genre: | Opera |
Maria 'Maikki' Järnefelt-Palmgren (Pakarinen; 1871—1929) was an internationally-recognised Finnish operatic soprano and singing pedagogue, who toured extensively around Europe.[1] She is especially known as a Wagnerian and Lied singer.[2]
Maria Pakarinen's first marriage was to the composer and conductor, Prof. Armas Järnefelt (m. 1893 — div. 1908), with whom she had a child. She later married the composer, conductor and pianist, Prof. Selim Palmgren (m. 1910 — her death 1929).[3] [4] Both her husbands were also effectively her agents and managers.
Her sister-in-law from her first marriage was Aino Sibelius (Järnefelt), the wife of Jean Sibelius.[5]
She studied in Germany under, a renowned singing coach and personal friend of Richard Wagner.
Järnefelt-Palmgren died relatively young, at 57: she suffered a stroke during the dress rehearsal of her husband's cantata, Turun Lilja, and died in hospital shortly afterwards.