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When you only get to eat four Runeberg cakes on Runeberg Day. (via Visit Porvoo) | Very Finnish Problems

Every February 5th, Finland celebrates Runeberg Day with delicious Runeberg cakes — rumour has it that our national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877) had quite the sweet tooth for them 😋 But let's not forget Fredrika Runeberg (1807–1879), his wife, who was not only the stated inventor of the Runeberg cake but also a literary pioneer in her own right. Fredrika was said to be one of the first Finnish novelists and a master of the historical novel. Her novels and journalistic work brought wom