Erika Aittamaa
| Erika Aittamaa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
22 February 1866 Junosuando, Sweden |
| Died |
15 December 1952 (aged 86) Junosuando, Sweden |
| Nationality | Sweden |
Maria Erika Olofsdotter Kruukka (22 February 1866 – 15 December 1952) was a Swedish artisan, famed as the inventor of the Lovikkavante mitten. She was born to a poor family with many children. She lived in Lovikka and in 1892 invented the Lovikkavante, a special kind of mittens.[1] Demand for Erika's mittens became so great that she taught others how to make them. During the 1930s a local teacher found that she could patent the design. The process however cost money and although the teacher found people who would fund the cost, Aittamaa refused to take charity.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Erika Aittamaa - Lovikkavanten - Tekniska museet". Tekniska museet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-05-31.
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