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Johan Ludvig Runeberg

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Known For: Writing
Birthday: 1804-02-05
Place of Birth: Jakobstad, Kingdom of Sweden [now Finland]
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Biography: Johan Ludvig Runeberg (5 February 1804 – 6 May 1877) was a Finnish priest, lyric and epic poet. Writing exclusively in his native Swedish, he is considered a national poet of Finland. He is the author of the lyrics to Vårt land (Our Land, Maamme in Finnish) that became the unofficial...