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Wikipedia article
'Saippuaprinsessa' (Finnish: 'The Soap Princess') is a 2004 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 1830s.
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 fiance
*'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
*'Strmmer', 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 Bk', 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 Jgerskild', a Court Counsellor's wife
*'Mrs von Lwen', a College Counsellor's wife
*'Mrs Hampus', a Trade Counsellor's wife
*'Lady Mellin', a baroness
*'Mrs Hagemeister', a State Counsellor's wife
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