Although she never managed a breakthrough in a foreign language she remained respected and highly popular in Finland, even when spending much, or nearly all of her time abroad.

A few years later Aalberg began to show an interest in directing and administration which lead to her appointment as director-actor (assistant manager) in 1909.

[3][1] On the other side of The Finnish National Theatre, in Kaisaniemi Park, there is a monument called The Curtain, designed by sculptor Raimo Utriainen and raised in memory of Ida Aalberg in 1972.

[1] The city of Helsinki has named a street in memory of Ida Aalberg in Pohjois-Haaga,[1] and she has also been featured on a Finnish Postage stamp.

Finnish actress Kyllikki Forssell played a small part as Ida Aalberg in the movie Poet and Muse by Jaakko Pakkasvirta (1978).