She was born in
Nastola and died in
Helsinki. She graduated from
Helsinki University of Technology in 1919. She designed the infamous children’s hospital
Children's Castle in Helsinki and the
Taulumäki Church in
Jyväskylä. She worked with
Olavi Sortta to design the military hospital in
Viborg. Her brother was architect
Kaarlo Borg. She is also the sister of graphic artist
Esther Borg and
Parliament member
Margit Borg-Sundman. In 1919,
Elli Ruuth together with
Elsa Arokallio, Elsi Borg,
Salme Setälä,
Eva Kuhlefeld and
Aili-Salli Ahde-Kjäldman, was part of the founding group of the Tumstocken association and then the Finnish Association of Women Architects. ==Sources==