Katrina is a Swedish language novel published in 1936, written by Åland author Sally Salminen.
The publishing company Holger Schildts Förlag had announced a writing competition, for which Salminen had submitted her first draft of Katrina.
[3] The novel was Salminen's first, and became a surprise success, eventually being translated into more than 20 languages, including English, French and German.
Katrina is a young Ostrobothnian woman, the oldest of three daughters, being described as pretty, strong, and proud.
Upon arriving on Åland, however, Katrina discovers Johan has lied to her about his wealth and standing in society.