Kaisa Kallio

Katariina "Kaisa" Kallio (née Nivala; 28 May 1878 – 25 November 1954) was a Finnish homemaker who was the spouse of the president of Finland from 1937 to 1940.

[2] Nivala attended a folk high school in Haapavesi, where she met Kyösti Kallio, the head of the local youth organization.

[3] After marriage, she became the hostess of a farm in Nivala; while Kyösti became increasingly involved in politics, Kaisa frequently turned down appointments to local committees.

As spouse of the president, Kallio was involved with the Finnish Girl Guides and the Kalevala Women's League.

[1] After Kyösti Kallio's resignation due to poor health and his death in 1940, she moved back to Nivala to live with her granddaughter Tellervo.