The Winter War
20/11/1991
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.
TV Show Information
Taneli Mäkelä
as Martti Hakala
Vesa Vierikko
as Jussi Kantola
Timo Torikka
as Pentti Saari
Esko Kovero
as Juho ”Jussi” Pernaa
Antti Raivio
as Erkki Somppi
Martti Suosalo
as Arvi Huhtala
Markku Huhtamo
as Aatos Laitila
Matti Onnismaa
as Veikko Korpela
Tomi Salmela
as Matti Ylinen
Samuli Edelmann
as Mauri Haapasalo
Vesa Mäkelä
as Yrjö Haavisto
Aarno Sulkanen
as kapteeni Sihvo
Kari Kihlström
as Jorma Potila
Esko Salminen
as Matti Laurila
Eero Melasniemi
as Eino Nisula
Ville Virtanen
as Jaakko Rajala
Esko Nikkari
as Yrjö ”Ylli” Alanen
