She began her career working in various architectural offices in Sweden before joining her father, Erik Bryggman, in Turku, Finland.

[3] In 1949, Bryggman also founded her own interior design office in Turku as the first woman in Finland.

The most extensive other works were Bryggman's interior designs for the Sibelius Museum in Turku and Åbo Akademi University in the 1960s.

[4] Over the decades, Bryggman's commissions for public spaces included hotels, restaurants, cafes, pharmacies, shops, banks, office spaces and exhibitions.

Along with the Turku castle, the historically significant interior design tasks included the Royal Academy of Turku building and the official residence of the archbishop.