Alli Trygg-Helenius

Finnish teacher and civil activist Date Of Birth : 1852-07-16T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1926-12-02T00:00:00Z

Alli Trygg-Helenius (1852–1926) was a Finnish activist who worked with the temperance movement at the beginning of the 20th century, focusing especially on temperance work with children. In addition, she was a pioneer of the women’s movement in Finland and a social activist responsible for the establishment of several organizations. Trygg-Helenius was the spouse and close colleague of Matti Helenius-Seppälä, who was influential in the temperance movement and the Christian labour movement.

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