Wivi Lönn got the special permission to enter the Industrial School of Tampere where she studied to become a master builder as an only woman in her class.

Wivi Lönn's graduation from the university was followed by establishing her architectural office, making her the first independently practising female architect of Finland.

[3] From 1909 to 1913, Wivi Lönn and Armas Lindgren designed and built the Estonia Theatre in the Art Nouveau style, and the Uusi Ylioppilastalo[4] in Helsinki.

She paid for and Wivi Lönn designed the headquarters of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Helsinki.

[5] In 1956, Wivi Lönn became the first woman to be awarded the honorary title of the "Professor" by SAFA, the Finnish Association of Architects.