Martta Martikainen-Ypyä (September 19, 1904 – December 17, 1992) was a Finnish architect. She was born Martha Irene Martikainen in

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and trained with architects and . From 1928 to 1936, she was architect for office buildings for the

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. She graduated from the

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in 1932. In 1936, she married architect . The couple formed an architectural firm in

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; in 1939, they moved to

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. Following

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, she worked in the housing production office of Hyresgästernas Sparkasse- och Byggnadslånebyrån (HSB) in Stockholm, becoming department head. Martikainen-Ypyä, by herself or in partnership with her husband, won a number or architectural competitions and also designed many hospitals, schools, factories, office building and housing projects. Martikainen-Ypyä died in Helsinki at the age of 88.

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1904 births 1992 deaths Finnish women architects {{Finland-architect-stub