Alli Paasikivi ( Valve, previously Hildén; 19 December 1879 — 13 June 1960) was the second wife of Finland's seventh president,

Juho Kusti Paasikivi Juho Kusti Paasikivi (; 27 November 1870 – 14 December 1956) was the seventh president of Finland (1946–1956). Representing the Finnish Party until its dissolution in 1918 and then the National Coalition Party, he also served as Prime Ministe ...

, serving as the First Lady of Finland from 1946 until 1956. In her early 20s, Alli Valve worked as an actor at the

Finnish National Theatre The Finnish National Theatre ( fi, Suomen Kansallisteatteri), established in 1872, is a theatre located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki Central Railway Station Square. The Finnish National Theatre is the oldest Finnish ...

, before switching to a banking career. It was while working at the KOP bank that she met her future husband, working as a manager at the same bank; the couple got married in 1934. As the First Lady, Alli Paasikivi took an active role in mediating between her husband and other politicians and peer groups, and is known to have acted as a private secretary to him, taking phone calls and opening incoming correspondence, to some extent even deciding which matters to put before the president. She was also actively involved in many social welfare and charitable initiatives, especially in the areas of families, children, and the disabled. She served as the honorary chairwoman and patron of the charitable Alli Paasikivi Foundation from its foundation in 1952 until her death.

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