Johan Ludvig Runeberg and Family
Johan Ludvig Runeberg with his family and relatives on the steps of the summer home in Kroksnäs.
Known as a national poet of Finland, Runeberg was a Finnish priest who wrote the lyrics to Maamme (Our Land), Finland’s unofficial national anthem. Runeberg’s poems often depicted rural life in Finland.
In the photo (from the left sitting on the stairs): J.L. Runeberg, Fredrika Charlotta Runeberg (his wife), Johanna Karolina Tengström, Lovisa Natalia Castrén and Eufrosyne Sofie Nordström. Standing behind are Anna Sofia Kellgren and Johan Vilhelm Runeberg. The children in front are Johanna Tikkanen, Fredrik Carl Runeberg and Johan Jakob Tikkanen. Behind Johan is Robert Castrén.
This photograph is a 1913 reproduction by Daniel Nyblin of an original photo taken in 1863 by Alfred Ottelin.
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Photo Information
Original photo courtesy of the Finnish Heritage Agency
Photographer: Alfred Ottelin - author of the original image; Daniel Nyblin, repro photographer 1863
Year: Original 1863, repro 1913
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