Ingrid Rüütel (née Ruus; born 3 November 1935)[1] is an Estonian folklorist, philologist and former First Lady of Estonia.

She was married to former President of Estonia Arnold Rüütel until his death on 31 December 2024.

Ingrid Rüütel was born in Tallinn as a daughter of communist politician Neeme Ruus and his wife, actress Linda Karin Ruus (née Aruküll).

Her father was killed by Nazi German occupation authorities in 1942.

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This article about an ethnologist is a stub.