Trivia / Lotta Svärd: Women of War

• Shout-Out: The "Lotta Svärd" Women's Auxiliary units are named after a camp follower from The Tales Of Ensign Stål. Truth in Television, natch. Similarly named units exist in Sweden as well, though they have declined in popularity after the regular armed forces opened their doors to women.
• What Could Have Been: Setzeri briefly considered giving Helle brown hair so all the characters' hair colours would be different. Only one piece of art showing what it would have looked like has been shared.
• Write Who You Know: There have been at least two examples of the author taking inspiration from his relatives:
  • Taimi was inspired by his grandmother (who he described as "lively, curious, [and] a bit of a rascal") when she was younger.
  • An unnamed driver in chapter 3 was inspired by his grandfather.