The Winter War
20/11/1991



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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
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
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