Career
She last played in the Swedish Damallsvenskan for KIF Örebro, a club she represented for seven seasons, scoring 54 league goals. She previously played for Football Club Ilves and Football Club Honka in Finland"s Naisten Liiga and Florida Seminoles and Vancouver Whitecaps in United States" National Collegiate Athletic Association and West-League respectively. Talonen made her senior Finland women"s national football team debut in March 2004 at a 4–0 defeat to China in the Algarve Cup.
Her goalscoring exploits with Football Club Honka earned Talonen a place in the national squad for Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2005 in North West England.
She played in two matches as the Finns reached the semi-final. At Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2009 in Finland, Talonen featured in the hosts" attack.
She was involved in a clash of heads with England"s Faye White during Finland"s 3–2 quarter-final defeat. In June 2013 Talonen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz"s Finland squad for Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2013.
At the tournament Talonen played as a centre forward, although she had been playing on the right wing for her club team