Background
Lumberg was born in Lappeenranta.
Lumberg was born in Lappeenranta.
She is known as a critic of the traditional Roma culture. She ran away from her family in the age of 13 because of fear, violence and subjugation. Lumberg gained nationwide publicity in 1997 when a television mini-series of the traditional Kale life, based on her screenplay, titled Tumma ja hehkuva veri, was shown on television
In 2007 Lumberg received death threats after criticizing the Romani culture on television
Lumberg was candidate for the Left Alliance in Finnish Parliament elections in 2007 and in 2009 to European Parliament.