SIUKONEN-PENTTILÄ, LEENA (, Helsinki–), violinist and teacher, sister of Inkeri Siukonen, pianist, and Varpu Siirala, cellist, who, besides herself, made up the Siukonen Trio . She was also a niece of educator Wilho Siukonen.
Leena Siukonen-Penttilä earned diplomas in both piano and violin at the Sibelius Academy (1946 and 1948) and went on to earn a master's degree from the University of Helsinki in 1952. In 1945 she won the first Maj Lind piano competition...