Who are the significant persons (heroic, political, religious, military) of lore in Finland that would make good characters in a role-playing game if you were to convert their known history into a RPG character? Consider Finland's history and modern personalities in your answer.
Hmm I would say Lauri Törni. My dad told me about him. He did crazy things against the Soviets and the Germans in WW2. He emigrated to the US and joined the Army Special Forces and taught classes for them and fought in the Vietnam War. Supposedly the character played by John Wayne in The Green Berets was based upon him. He was a killing machine. He would be a max level ranger probably.
Edited: Kyrroeth on 29th Jul, 2017 - 11:10pm
Kyrroeth,
All true and there were other Finns who did crazy stuff in WE2. They had arguably the greatest sniper ever. His name was Simo Harha. He killed hundreds. The Finns would fight Soviet divisions, around 10,000 men, with platoons if 50 men… and win. It was crazy.