Maikki Friberg

Maria (Maikki) Elisabeth Friberg (5 January 1861 –6 November 1927) was a Finnish educator, journal editor, suffragist and peace activist.

She travelled widely, promoting understanding of Finland abroad while participating in international conferences and contributing to the foreign press.

Friberg attended the Swedish School for Women in Helsinki where she matriculated from the teacher training class.

She studied in Berlin and Zürich, graduating from the University of Bern in 1897 with a thesis on Nordic folk law.

She also contributed articles to Finnish and foreign newspapers and founded her own magazine Naisten ääni (Women's Voice) in 1905 which she edited until her death.