The Winter War (1991)
After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, serve in a Finnish platoon. A five-part television miniseries extension of Pekka Parikka's 1989 film of the same name.
War & Politics, Drama
Cast
- Taneli Mäkelä — Martti Hakala
- Vesa Vierikko — Jussi Kantola
- Timo Torikka — Pentti Saari
- Esko Kovero — Juho ”Jussi” Pernaa
- Antti Raivio — Erkki Somppi
- Martti Suosalo — Arvi Huhtala
- Markku Huhtamo — Aatos Laitila
- Matti Onnismaa — Veikko Korpela
- Tomi Salmela — Matti Ylinen
- Samuli Edelmann — Mauri Haapasalo
- Vesa Mäkelä — Yrjö Haavisto
- Aarno Sulkanen — kapteeni Sihvo
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