Elli Ruuth

Elli Ruuth (1893 – 1975) was a Finnish furniture architect. She was active in 1924 – 1952.^[1][2]

Elli Ruuth
Born	1893
Died	1975
Nationality	Finnish
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Finnish embassy in Moscow

Works

Ruuth designed furniture for various state and municipal buildings.^[2][3] According to Architecta, the Finnish association of women architects, her "most brilliant" works were the interiors of the Finnish embassy in Moscow and Villa Baumgartner [fi] in Helsinki.^[2]

Finnish Association of Women Architects

In 1919, Elli Ruuth together with Elsa Arokallio, Elsi Borg, Salme Setälä, Eva Kuhlefeld and Aili-Salli Ahde-Kjäldman, was part of the founding group of the Tumstocken association and then the Finnish Association of Women Architects.^[4]