Fredrika Runeberg was the first Finnish author to critically analyze the status of women, at home and in the society. Her oeuvre includes two historical novels: "Fru Catharina Boije och hennes döttrar" (1858), set in Finland during the Great Northern War, and "Sigrid Liljeholm" (1862), set in the Cudgel War. She also contributed to various newspapers and magazines, and translated foreign literature and articles, mostly from French, German, and English, into Swedish.