Series
The Winter War
Finland- Creator
- Pekka Parikka
- Year
- 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.
Episodes
Top 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
Kari Kihlström
Jorma Potila
Esko Salminen
Matti Laurila
Eero Melasniemi
Eino Nisula
Ville Virtanen
Jaakko Rajala
Esko Nikkari
Yrjö ”Ylli” Alanen
Created by
Pekka Parikka
Directed by
Pekka Parikka
Written by
Antti Tuuri, Pekka Parikka
Produced by
Marko Röhr
