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The Winter War

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.

1991 |1 Season  | 55m |  War & Politics, Drama

Cast

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Taneli Mäkelä

Martti Hakala

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Vesa Vierikko

Jussi Kantola

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Timo Torikka

Pentti Saari

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Esko Kovero

Juho ”Jussi” Pernaa

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Antti Raivio

Erkki Somppi

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Martti Suosalo

Arvi Huhtala

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Markku Huhtamo

Aatos Laitila

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Matti Onnismaa

Veikko Korpela

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Tomi Salmela

Matti Ylinen

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Samuli Edelmann

Mauri Haapasalo

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Vesa Mäkelä

Yrjö Haavisto

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Aarno Sulkanen

kapteeni Sihvo

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Kari Kihlström

Jorma Potila

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Esko Salminen

Matti Laurila

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Eero Melasniemi

Eino Nisula

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Ville Virtanen

Jaakko Rajala

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Esko Nikkari

Yrjö ”Ylli” Alanen

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Creator

Pekka Parikka

Status

Ended

Languages

Finnish, Russian

Network

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