Helmi Gunhild Sjöstrand (1864–1957) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish painter. The daughter of the Swedish sculptor

Carl Eneas Sjöstrand Carl Eneas Sjöstrand (11 September 1828 – 14 February 1906) was a Swedish people, Swedish sculptor who worked for over 40 years in the Grand Duchy of Finland. Biography Sjöstrand was born at Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of painter Carl ...

, she spent much of her life in Sweden. She was one of the artists who joined

Victor Westerholm Victor Axel Westerholm (4 January 1860 Turku – 19 November 1919 Turku) was a Finland, Finnish landscape painter, especially known for founding the Önningeby artists' colony. Biography Victor Axel Westerholm was born in Turku in 1860. He was t ...

in the artists colony at

Önningeby Önningeby is a village in Jomala Municipality on the Finnish island of Åland. It is located some 7 km (4 mi) northeast of Mariehamn. Önningeby has 214 inhabitants (2014). In the south of Önningeby, Lemström's canal separates the municipaliti ...

on the island of

Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...

. While there, she painted several portraits of

Elin Danielson Elin Kleopatra Danielson-Gambogi (; 3 September 1861 – 31 December 1919) was a Finnish painter, best known for her realist works and portraits. Danielson-Gambogi was part of the first generation of Finnish women artists who received profession ...

and J.A.G. Acke.

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1864 births 1947 deaths 20th-century Finnish women artists Artists from Helsinki Finnish expatriates in Sweden Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish women painters Painters from the Russian Empire People from the Grand Duchy of Finland {{finland-artist-stub