Elsa Holmsten

Elsa Christina Holmsten-Vaklin was an early Finnish female poet.

Life

Elsa Holmsten was married to postmaster Johann Wakelin from 1734. They renounced their faith to marry and returned to the State religion. Elsa Wakelin died a few years later in 1735 due to difficult childbirth.
Elsa Holmsten wrote four verses in Swedish, which her husband Johan Wakelin translated into Finnish in 1737 and published as a daily newspaper. One of the songs is also included in the current Virsikirja as hymn 307.
Toivo Hyyryläinen wrote the play Lasimeri about the life of Elsa Holmsten.