Charlotta Lönnqvist

Charlotta Maria Lönnqvist (4 February 1815 Siuntio – 27 April 1891 Siuntio)

From 1864 to 1871, the National Author of Finland, Aleksis Kivi, lived with her. Kivi was not unfamiliar with Siuntio as he had lived there before at his brother's farm house in Purnus. It was regarded improper for a male to live alone with a female of the same class (in which neither was employed by the other), and this caused rumors that they were lovers. Kivi wrote major part of his whole production in Fanjunkars. For instance, Seven Brothers was written in Fanjunkars.

A large memorial bronze slab, designed by Alvar Aalto, dedicated to Aleksis Kivi and Charlotta Lönnqvist, is situated in front of Fanjunkars.

In May 2025, it was announced that artist Iida Nurminen had won a competition for a new Siuntio memorial to Lönnqvist. The competition, organised by the Sjundby Traditionsförening, offered a first prize of 2,000 euros. Nurminen's winning design, Gynnarinnan - Laupiatar (English: The Benefactress), is a life-sized bronze sculpture depicting Lönnqvist sitting on a large piece of granite with a goose beside her. According to current plans, the sculpture will be erected in front of Fanjunkars croft in Siuntio on 12 May 2027.