Linda Helenius

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Lida Helenius.

Linda Helenius (July 5, 1894 in Pöytyä – April 18, 1960 in Helsinki) was a Finnish nurse, missionary and writer. Helenius was among the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission missionaries in Owamboland (modern Namibia and Angola) in 1921–1952. She took a hospital position in the Oukwanyama territory, first at Engela and then Eenhana.

In 1922 she opened a small clinic in Kwanyama; she established another medical base in Eenhana in 1933.[1]

Writings (in Finnish)

See also

References

  1. ^ University of Turku website, The Finnish Medical Mission in Owambo and Kavango, 1900-2010, article by Kalle Kananoja dated November 19, 2019

Sources

University of Turku website The Finnish Mission’s Relationship to Anglicans and Roman Catholics in South West Africa, 1919-1937, article by Kati Kemppainen dated November 19, 2019


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