Milla Clementsdotter (also known as, Milla Clemensdotter, Maria of Lappland (Finnish language, Lapin Maria; 1 November 1812 – 8 April 1892) was a Swedish Southern Sámi woman who is remembered for guiding Lars Levi Laestadius in questions of Christian faith.
[1][2][3][4][5] She belonged to a revival movement marked by Pietistic and Moravian influences,[6] a member of a group known as "Readers",[7] a background shared by Laestadius' mother.
[2] Clementsdotter and Laestadius probably met on 1 January 1844 in the municipality of Krokom in Jämtland during an inspection tour of Åsele.
He was inspired by her simple tales of "experiences in the order of grace," as Laestadius himself called it.
This is how the meeting between Clementsdotter and Laestadius gained historical and spiritual significance for many people.