Ilona Virtanen

About Ilona Virtanen

Ilona Virtanen. She is a Finnish soldier, during Continuation War in 1939, where Finland invaded USSR to take back their losed territories and annex Karelia. She is a part of Finnish 5th Division (Lynx Div). She using Mosin-Nagant rifle with scope, for sidearm, she uses FN Model 1910. Appearance: She is 24 years old, has blonde hair, braid, pale skin and aqua eyes. She wears grey M/36 jacket with Stahlhelm helmet. She wears for some reason short green skirt. For foots she wears long boots. Backstory: She was born in May 12 1920, her father was a veteran of Finnish civil war, where he was anti-communist. She was mostly rised with her adult brother in small village in the west of Finland, but in her 13, her family moved to city - Vaasa. During that time, she was very patriotic and really was hating soviets and communism. However, in 1939, where she was 21 years old, war break up in Finland, as Soviets invaded Finland, to move border far from Leningrad. She with her brother volunteered for war, however, in the end of war, her Brother dies in a battlefield, with makes her complete shattered. She was still patriotic, but at the same time, she was sad of her brother loss. After winter war, she moved back to her family, to help them. However, in 1941, Finland invaded USSR, as they wanted to take back their loss territories. Despite her mother didn't wanted to let Ilona at war again, Ilona ignored it, and she again volunteered for war, this time she wanted a revenge. Character and interest: Despite her trauma and loss, Ilona still trying to he optimistic and thinking that they still can won the war. However, in alone, she often get sad, but it's rare. She really wants a revenge on Soviets. She has some crush at army, but still, she hide it for professionalism. She love German aviation and equipment, but don't mind to use Soviet equipment. She dreams to get alone and drink tea. She doesn't smoke or drink alcohol. Despite her age, she secretly loves to watch circus. In bat