Ina Lange

Born Ina Forstén in Helsinki in 1846, she was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author who also worked as a pianist, music instructor, and music historian. After her marriage she became known as Ina Lange, and she published some of her fiction under the pen names Daniel Sten and Daniel Stern.

Her literary work is linked with the realist breakthrough in Finland. Critics and reference works describe her as a writer who engaged with social questions, including women's position in society, while her books and stories helped bring those concerns into fiction.

Lange also built a serious career in music, studying and writing about the subject as well as teaching it. She spent much of her working life outside Finland, especially in Sweden and Denmark, and she died in Copenhagen in 1930.