Saippuaprinsessa

Saippuaprinsessa

Author	Kaari Utrio
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Subject	Helsinki in the 19th century, love
Genre	Historical fiction
Publisher	Tammi
Publication date	2004
Media type	Print (Hardback, pocket book)
Pages	391 pp
ISBN	951-31-3088-6
OCLC	58351456

Saippuaprinsessa (Finnish: The Soap Princess) is a historical novel by Finnish author Kaari Utrio focusing on the frivolities of the high society in Helsinki, the capital of Grand Duchy of Finland in the 1840s.

Characters

Ulrika Rutenfelt, a rich heiress
Mauritz Ekestolpe, a baron
Detlev Henning, a millionaire from Livonia
Eva Madgalena Ekestolpe, a dowager baroness, Mauritz's mother
Viktoria von Sperling, a beauty, Mauritz's fiancée
Herman von Sperling, Viktoria's brother
Amanda Ekestolpe, Mauritz's sister
Fredrik Ekestolpe, Mauritz's brother
Kristian Bruun, Fredrik's tutor
Axel Rutenfelt, His Excellency
Olivia Rutenfelt, Her Ladyship
Lemarchand, Her Ladyship's ladies' maid
Natalie Fedorovna Bogatyrski-Gee, a Russian princess
Sergei Zagoretski, an officer, Herman's friend
Mr Grubbe, the solicitor of the Rutenfelts
Frans Hukani, a friend of the Ekestolpe family
Rosa Hukani, a divine cook
Oskar Bong, the land agent of Ekestolpe family estate
Katri Bong, a healer
Anders Hipping, a rector
Mr Lindgren, a cantor
Strömmer, the driver of the Ekestolpe family
Dahlgren, the butler of the Ekestolpe family
Mrs Dahlgren, the housekeeper of the Ekestolpe family
Tebell, the butler of the Rutenfelts
Maja, a housemaid in the Rutenfelt Manor
Old Mother Böök, Ulrika's chaperon
Hjelt, the driver of the Rutenfelts
Pelander, the driver of the von Sperlings
General Governor Thesleff, the regent of the Grand Duchy of Finland
Parfeni Maximovits Martynov, a Russian merchant
Mrs Jägerskiöld, a Court Counsellor's wife
Mrs von Löwen, a College Counsellor's wife
Mrs Hampus, a Trade Counsellor's wife
Lady Mellin, a baroness
Mrs Hagemeister, a State Counsellor's wife

Works by Kaari Utrio

Novels	Kartanonherra ja kaunis Kirstin (1968) Sunneva Jaarlintytär (1969) Sunneva keisarin kaupungissa (1970) Vehkalahden neidot (1971) Pirita, Karjalan tytär (1972) Viipurin kaunotar (1973) Aatelisneito, porvaristyttö (1974) Kun nainen hallitsi, rakasti ja vihasi (1975) Pirkkalan pyhät pihlajat (1976)} Pappilan neidot (1977) Rakas Henrietta (1977) Karjalan kruunu (1978) Rautalilja (1979) Neidontanssi (1980) Katarinan taru (1981) Porvarin morsian (1981) Pormestarin tytär (1982) Ruusulaakso (1982) Isabella (1988) Kuka olet, Elissa? (1989) Vendela (1989) Haukka, minun rakkaani (1990) Vanajan Joanna (1991) Vaskilintu (1992) Uhritulet (1993) Kuukiven kevät (1995) Tuulihaukka (1995) Iisalmen serkku ja muita kertomuksia (1996) Yksisarvinen (2000) Ruma kreivitär (2002) Saippuaprinsessa (2004) Ilkeät sisarpuolet (2007)

Poetry	Tulin onneni yrttitarhaan (1988)

Non-fiction	Eevan tyttäret (1984) Venus, naiskauneuden tarina (1985) Kalevan tyttäret (1986) Laps' Suomen (1987) Vuosisatainen Viipuri (1991) Suuri prinsessakirja (1991) Suomi silloin kerran (1992) Rusoposkia, huulten purppuraa (1995) Familia 1-6 (1995-1997) Perhekirja (1998) Bella Donna (2001) Suomen naisen vuosisadat 1-4 (2005)

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