Maj Lind
Maria Lind, née Kopjeff
was a philanthropist, who studied piano in Kuopio and Saint Petersburg. She married a Helsinki businessman, Arvid Lind,
and inherited a considerable fortune when he died. She left a bequest "for the development of pianists" to the Sibelius Academy.
This money was used to fund the International [Maj Lind Piano Competition], which has been held since 1945 and was opened to international competitors in 2002.