Eva Ljungberg

Born in Rauma in 1850, Eva Charlotta Ljungberg was a Finnish author and journalist best known by the pen name Draba Verna. She began publishing shorter stories and articles in the 1870s, and her writing appeared in a range of newspapers and collections.

Her books focused mainly on historical fiction and literature for young readers. Sources also credit her with writing about travel and animal protection, which gives her work a wider, practical curiosity beyond storytelling.

Ljungberg remained active in cultural and charitable work as well as writing. She died in Rauma in 1919, and she is remembered as an early Finnish woman writer whose career moved between journalism, fiction, and civic engagement.