Ebba Masalin (29 August 1873 - 31 March 1942) was a Finnish painter, draftsman and illustrator.

[1] Both her parents' families had been civil servants for several generations and her father became Governor of Oulu Province.

Masalin studied at the Art Society of Finland's Drawing School in Helsinki between 1892 and 1898.

[4] These paintings show the plants on a black background, as in a school blackboard, and were designed by John Lindén, the husband of her cousin.

[2][5] This type of wall illustration was widely used in schools in Finland from the late 19th to the mid-20th century and was an important educational tool.