Plot
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
as Martti Hakala
as Jussi Kantola
as Pentti Saari
as Juho ”Jussi” Pernaa
as Erkki Somppi
as Arvi Huhtala
as Aatos Laitila
as Veikko Korpela
as Matti Ylinen
as Mauri Haapasalo
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
November 20, 1991
Last Aired Date
December 18, 1991
Production Companies
National-Filmi
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
5
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Miniseries
1991|5 Episodes
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.
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