Wendla Irene Soldan-Brofeldt, known as Venny (2 November 1863, Helsinki – 10 October 1945, Lohja)[1][2] was a Finnish painter, illustrator, graphic artist, wood sculptor and jewelry designer.

She also made study trips to Spain and Italy with the money she earned copying old classics.

Their home became a cultural meeting place that welcomed such notables as Jean Sibelius, Pekka Halonen, Arvid Järnefelt, Werner Söderhjelm.

In 1896, Venny went to Berlin to study new methods in wallpaper design and was in no hurry to return, as she trusted them.

The triangle continued until 1902, when Tilly gave birth to Juhani's son, Björn Soldan [fi].

[10] To add to their difficulties, in 1903 the Russian Governor-General, Nikolay Bobrikov had Juhani placed on the blacklist after his brother, Pekka [fi], ran afoul of the censorship laws and had to flee the country.

Facing the possibility of being sent to Siberia, they decided to leave Finland and, from 1903 to 1904, lived first in Tyrolia, then Venice and Florence.

After his death in 1921, she began travelling, often as a representative of his sons' photography and filmmaking company, Aho & Soldan.