Bertel Juslén

Bertel Juslén’s father was a pharmacist and he himself entered the pharmacy course as a student in 1897. Four years later, he graduated from university in pharmacy and became a regular pharmacist in 1908. He worked in the pharmacy of his brother-in-law in Helsinki for many years. In 1928, he moved to the town of Kotka and opened his own pharmacy. He was long-time member of the board of the Finnish Pharmaceutical Association and its chairman from 1919-28. In this position, he was involved in founding the Pharmacy Museum. From 1920, he was a medical officer in the 2nd Battalion of the Old Boys Regiment.

As a member of the Nyländska Jaktklubben, Juslén was chairman of the club’s prize committee from 1922-23. He was a crew member of the Finnish yacht “Örn”. Although the boat placed third in both races of the 8 metres class at the Stockholm Olympics they missed the bronze medal race ranking fourth on accumulated points. His brother Sigurd was a member of the crew of the Finnish boat “Heatherbell” that placed third in the 12 metres class at the 1912 Olympic Games.

With his wife Ruth Olivia (née Zetterström), Bertel Juslén had three daughters.