Sofia Karolina (Lina) Snellman (November 7, 1846 Oulu – August 14, 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