Leo Wainstein

commercial counsellor
Leo Wainstein
Born(1883-01-04)4 January 1883
Yalta, Russian Empire
Died13 March 1978(1978-03-13) (aged 95)
Rome, Italy
NationalityUkrainian Jewish
CitizenshipItalian
EducationJurist
Alma materOdessa University
Board member of
  • Ab Nordiska Ullkompaniet Oy (1922–)
  • Turun Verkatehdas Oy (1924–)
  • Oy Silfverbergin & Wecksellin Yhdistetyt Hattutehtaat (1927–1967)
  • Helsinki Jewish Congregation Supervisory Board (1943–1949)
  • Oy M. Kotschack Ab (1955–)
  • Internationale Handelsbank KG
  • Finnish Jewish Congregation Central Council
SpouseRegina née Trilling
Children
  • Michael (1920–1991)
  • Lia
Parent(s)Josef Wainstein and
Lia née Rabinowicz
Awards
Manager of Nordiska Ullkompaniet
In office
1922–1962

Leo Wainstein (4 January 1883 – 13 March 1978) was a Ukrainian Jewish jurist and businessman who lived most part of his life in Finland.

Wainstein was born in Yalta to a Jewish peasant family. He graduated as a jurist in Odessa University in 1910 and worked in the field until 1916 when he got involved in the wool business through his marriage to Regina née Tilling. After the October Revolution the couple moved to Finland, where Wainstein made a successful career in the textile industry. His business started to decline in the 1950s, and after this, he changed to hat industry for a few years before his retirement.

Wainstein had Italian citizenship, and he died in Rome on 13 March 1978.

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