Name: Kaarina Tykkyläinen
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Orientation: Heterosexual
Nationality: Finnish, she will say Finnish, but she's technically Finnish/Swedish/Russian, (Her family is of some Swedish origins, but embraces a Finnish identity, and Finland is part of Russia... So.... :l)
Appearance: PICTURE, (I didn't know what to do with her waist--) Kaarina's features seem to almost be muted. She has darker blonde hair, with green eyes, thin lips and a small, upturned nose. Her face is short and a little round. She is about average height at 5'5” (short for a Finn), and does have some pudge.
(She is an opera singer, it is required.) She is pretty, though- of course, being in such a public job she needs to be.
Occupation: Opera singer
Social Standing: She was born into an intellectual, bourgeois, Swedish Finn family. However, following the Fennoman movement, they changed their names into the Finnish form, and fully embraced the Finnish language and Finnic nationalist sentiment.
Reason for living in Vienna: If she stayed in Finland, she did not have very many opportunities to be famous. St. Petersburg was nearby, and she would have opportunities there, but even though that was the easiest way, she dislikes Russians too much for that. She tried it out anyways, and found out, just as she suspected, that she hated it. Vienna was the next best bet, and with a strong musical scene to it, it did see like the perfect place. She realized that she didn't like Austrians much either, but, they were better than Russians.
Notable personality traits: Kaarina will not accept your bullshit, so if you're thinking of giving it to her, no, think again. She will call you out on it, and is not afraid to disrupt social norms if she doesn't agree with them. She's well educated, almost to a fault, really. She does think she's better than people. (her parents blame that on living in St. Petersburg and Vienna for so long) Can be a bit of a “prima donna” at times, in that, she expects things to go her way. She's a control freak, but rarely is she outright rude to people. She is very honest to people, but at the same time, can be very subtle. Has a sharp tongue, but again, her insults are mostly subtle. She's not too close with other woman. At times she might seem a little too masculine. And though she seems arrogant, she is very harsh on herself.
Interests: Reading, she likes to read on a variety of subjects and know more than other women, singing, obviously, she does take up the violin in her spare time (but doesn't consider her skill to be of much worth), does have an interest in folk songs and folk tales, but doesn't tell many people about that.
Political opinions : Following in the line of her family, she is supports the Finnish nationalist effort, and wants as much freedom as possible for Finland- hopefully at the expense of Russia.
Social Affiliations: The Fennoman movement (to an extent)
((How come I am not able to make non-bitch women? :l ))