Finnish Women's Association

The Finnish Women's Association^[1][2] (Finnish: Suomen Naisyhdistys ry, Swedish: Finsk kvinnoförening) is a Finnish women's rights organisation.^[3] It was founded in 1884, and is the oldest women's movement organisation in Finland. The organization was the publisher of a women's magazine, Koti ja Yhteiskunta (1889–1911), which was edited by Alexandra Gripenberg.^[4] It is a member of the International Alliance of Women, that has general consultative status with the United Nations.

Presidents

• Elisabeth Löfgren 1884–1889
• Alexandra Gripenberg 1889–1904
• Elin Sjöström 1904–1909
• Alexandra Gripenberg 1909–1913
• Ilmi Hallstén 1913–1937
• Armi Hallstén-Kallia 1937–1955
• Kerttu Sihvonen 1955–1960
• Tyyni Tuulio 1960-1970