She was a fictional character in the poem by the famous Finnish national poet, J.L. Runeberg, which tells about a young Finnish woman whose husband was called to the colours for the Russo-Finnish war of 1808-09. She insisted on joining him and after his death in battle she remained with the army doing what she could to help the men. Her name was adopted for the Lotta Svärd Organisation.
J.L. Runeberg's ”Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat”
was illustrated by Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905).
