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Hilja Sula Tavaststjerna (February 22, 1848, Saint Petersburg – January 14, 1924, Turku) was a Finnish-Swedish teacher and children's literature author.

Career
Tavaststjerna graduated as a teacher and then worked in Helsinki, As director of Privata Fruntirnmerskolan in 1879 –1900. She also adapted fairy tales into plays performed at schools and various parties. In 1900, the play collection Sagospel was published, which contained the play Cinderella. In 1906 it was published for children in a new expanded version.