Valborg Innamaa

Valborg Eriksdotter Innamaa (; before 1550) was a Finnish merchant and shipowner in Åbo (Turku), Sweden (now Finland).

Life

She was married to . Her spouse was known as a supporter of John III of Sweden, and died when the troops of Eric XIV of Sweden took Åbo from John in 1563, after which the Innama family's merchant ships were confiscated by king Eric. She inherited the merchant house of her late spouse and exported iron to the king. In 1571, she is listed as the richest merchant in the city of Åbo in existing tax records. (in Finnish, Peter Ingvaldinpoika, Olavi Karls, and Luke Laurin). It was common for a widow in Sweden (with Finland) to continue the trade of her late spouse, but normally she did so only temporary, until the business could be taken over by a male relative or husband. Despite her remarriages, which formally placed her under the guardianship of her husbands, she kept sole control over her business until her death. She had two daughters, and her business was inherited by her grandson Bertil Innamaa.

Legacy A street in Turku is named after her.