Kerttu Rytkönen

Kerttu Rytkönen (1 June 1895 Pielavesi – 22 April 1991 Helsinki) was a Finnish architect and one of Finland's most famous female architects.

Works
Kerttu Rytkönen started high school in Kuopio in 1914 and graduated as an architect in 1921. During his studies, he worked as a draftsman in the office of architect Eliel Saarinen.

Rytkönen's designer built the Salus hospital at Kalliollinantie 4 in Helsinki's Kaivopuisto. This neoclassical building was built in 1929. The nurse sisters Keto Raitkonen, Ida and Maria Raitkonen are the nurses and caretakers of the Salus hospital. He founded the current hospital in Helsinki in 1901. In 1920, he founded the Salus hospital, which specialized in gynecological diseases, but also treated other patients.