Alma Evelina Fohström-von Rode (1856–1936) was a Finnish operatic coloratura soprano who gained international fame as she performed in the world's most famous opera houses and for a number of monarchs and emperors.

[1][2] “Finnish Nightingale” Alma Fohström was one of the famous sopranos in the late 19th century due to the purity and beauty of her lyrical voice and the high quality of her bel canto technique.

[1] A South American tour in 1883 included performances in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Her amazingly successful tour of the United States in 1885–86 included ten cities from New York to Cincinnati and in San Francisco, with outstanding acclamation in the press.

[1][3][5] In New York City, she performed at the Academy of Music in the title role of Vincent Wallace's opera Maritana, as Zerlina in Danil Auber's Fra Diavolo, and as Filina in Ambroise Thomas' Mignon.

[8][7] Returning from the United States, the group of performers made a tour of the English provinces[9] and the following year, Fohström again sang at the Royal Italian Opera.