Erika Aittamaa
| Erika Aittamaa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
22 February, 1866 Junosuando |
| Died |
15 December, 1952 Junosuando |
| Nationality | Sweden |
Maria Erika Olofsdotter Kruukka (February 22, 1866 in Junosuando in Pajala parish in Norrbotten County – December 15, 1952 in Junosuando congregation), 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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