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.

Cast

Taneli Mäkelä

Vesa Vierikko

Timo Torikka

Esko Kovero

Antti Raivio

Martti Suosalo

Markku Huhtamo

Matti Onnismaa

Tomi Salmela

Samuli Edelmann

Vesa Mäkelä

Aarno Sulkanen