Anna Sinebrychoff – Ahead of Her Time

Anna Sinebrychoff (1830–1904) had a bourgeois girl’s education, married the successful businessman Paul Sinebrychoff (1799–1883) in 1850, and they had four children. 

On her husband’s death, she attained a position that was rare for a woman in Finland, as majority shareholder and chair of the board of a large company. In the latter half of the 19th century, she became the most important woman in the prominent Sinebrychoff Brewery clan. 

She resolutely led the family and kept a close eye on the work of her two sons as they managed the company. 

She was the undisputed matriarch and a revered grandmother. Anna Sinebrychoff died in 1904. The numerous obituaries noted her extensive charitable work.

The exhibition offers a broad overview of Anna’s life and work in Helsinki from the 1850s onwards. At its core is Anna Sinebrychoff the active influencer: bearer of responsibility for the family and business, benefactor, prominent figure in associations and societies, and member of the Orthodox congregation. 

Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Red Cellar

3.3.2026-29.8.2027

Tue, Thu, Fri 11.00-18.00

Wed 10.00-20.00

Sat-Sun 10.00-17.00

Admission fee 0-21€