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 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
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