Bertta Leppälä (18 December 1891 – 6 June 1966; née ''Pykälä'') was a Finnish politician, born in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

. She was a member of the

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from 1917 to 1922, representing the Agrarian League. She was the daughter of

Kalle Kustaa Pykälä Karl Gustaf (Kalle Kustaa, K. K.) Pykälä (9 December 1864 – 2 October 1915) was a Finnish farmer and politician, born in Nastola. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 until his death in 1915, representing the Agrarian Le ...

. In 1919, she married fellow Member of Parliament

Juhani Leppälä Johan (Juhani) Fredrik Leppälä (10 May 1880 – 15 December 1976; surname until 1906 ''Lindeqvist'') was a Finnish schoolteacher, farmer and politician. Born in Nummi, he was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of F ...

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