Augusta Ottilia Laine (née ''Brander''; 30 March 1867,

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

- 16 August 1949) was a

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teacher of home economics and politician. She was a member of the

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, representing the

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from 1917 to 1918 and the National Progressive Party from 1918 to 1919 and in 1922. She was the elder sister of

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, Helena and

Akseli Brander Aksel (Akseli) Vilhelm Brander (18 April 1876 – 3 October 1958) was a Finnish agronomist, educationist, farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1933 to 1951, representing the Agrarian League. He was born in Kitee, ...

. She was married to Johannes Laine.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Laine, Augusta 1867 births 1949 deaths Politicians from Tampere People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Young Finnish Party politicians National Progressive Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–19) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1919–22) People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) Finnish schoolteachers 20th-century Finnish women politicians Women members of the Parliament of Finland