Short book given by northerner, originally Finnish (4)

I believe the answer is:

esth

(Other definitions for esth that I've seen before include "one descended from Finns" , "one of old Finnish family" , "Foreigner" , "Northerner" , "Finn's descendant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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