Inkeri Anttila

Sylvi Inkeri Anttila (née Metsämies; 29 November 1916 – 6 July 2013) was a Finnish jurist and criminologist who was the Minister of Justice of Finland during the caretaker government of Keijo Liinamaa in 1975. She studied criminal law at the University of Helsinki, becoming the first woman in Finland to receive a doctorate in law in 1946 and the first female professor of criminal law in Finland in 1961.

Inkeri Anttila
Anttila with her doctoral hat in 1961
Minister of Justice of Finland
In office
13 June 1975  30 November 1975
Prime MinisterKeijo Liinamaa
Preceded byMatti Louekoski
Succeeded byKristian Gestrin
Personal details
Born
Sylvi Inkeri Metsämies

(1916-11-29)29 November 1916
Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died6 July 2013(2013-07-06) (aged 96)
Helsinki, Finland
Spouse
Sulo Anttila
(m. 1934)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
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