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Today was Runeberg's day in Finland. It's the birthday of Johan Ludwig Runeberg, the Finnish national poet. Together with Elias Lönnrot, he built what is seen to most as the basis of the whole Finnish culture and national identity.

He became a celebrated figure while still alive, and we still celebrate him by raising the flag every year on February the 5th.

According to the legend, Runeberg's torte was invented by his wife for him when he was feeling particularly keen for sweet pastries. As she didn't have any pastries to give she decided to bake something from the ingredients she had at the time. The recipe found in her personal cookbook may be a variation from an earlier recipe by confectioner Lars Astenius.

Anyway here's the pastry:

Runeberg's torte

Camera body: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: Sigma ART 50mm ƒ/1.4
Aperture: ƒ/2.8
Exposure: 1/50 s
ISO: Dual-ISO 100+200

This pastry is traditionally served on Runeberg's day. This one was lovingly baked by my dear wife Vera. :)

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