Lina Snellman

Sofia Karolina (Lina) Snellman (7 November 1846 Oulu – 14 August 1924 Helsinki) was a Finnish deacon, Writer and director of the Helsinki Deaconess Institute in 1883–1924. She published booklets dealing with the field of diaconia and significantly promoted diaconia work in Finland.

Selected bibliography

 * About the former and current deaconess. Edlund, 1896.
 * Teodor Fliedner: his life and influence. Edlund, 1896.
 * In memory of Colonel Karamzine: To the sisters and friends of the Deaconess Institute who owned L.S. Finland Irene Rosenqvist. Söderström & C:o, distributor, 1909.
 * Deacon Cecilia Blomqvist: eulogy. Writer, 1911.
 * To our sister: from the Helsinki Deaconess Institute. Helsinki Deaconess Institute, 1911.
 * Anna Hermanson: some excerpts from her biography. Writer, 1913.
 * Scandinavian deaconess institutes. Writer, 1914.
 * Sjukvårdsteorier I och II : att vårda med härna, hjärta och hand: Nursing theory I and II : with knowledge, skill and love. Editor Birgitta Geust and Eeva Hurskainen. Diamus – Museum of the Helsinki Deaconess Institute, 2014