Armi Maria Ratia née Airaksinen (13 July 1912 – 3 October 1979) was the co-founder of the

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textile Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...

and

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company Marimekko Oy. She is among Finland's most famous female

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s. She was born in Pälkjärvi in

Ladoga Karelia Ladoga Karelia ( fi, Laatokan Karjala, russian: Ладожская Карелия, Ladožskaja Karelija, Карельское Приладожье, ''Karelskoje Priladožje'' or Северное Приладожье, ''Severnoje Priladožje'') is a ...

. For a detailed biographical article in the context of her Marimekko company, see ''The National Biography of Finland'' entry. She is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.

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1912 births 1979 deaths People from Sortavalsky District People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) 20th-century Finnish businesspeople Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery {{Europe-business-bio-stub