
141 minutes
12/19/1958
For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, Sven Tuuva. Sven is a decent yet not too brilliant soldier, and his exploits are partly balanced here by the charms of a compatriot.

Veikko Sinisalo
as Sven Tuuva

Edvin Laine
as Sven's Father
Fanni Halonen
as Sven's Mother
Salme Karppinen
as Kaarina Kinnunen

Leif Wager
as Sandels

Kauko Helovirta
as Duncker

Mirjam Novero
as Mrs. Maria Duncker

Aarne Laine
as Örn
Leevi Kuuranne
as Kustaa IV Aadolf

Tommi Rinne
as Spets

Eero Eloranta
as Lönn

Kyösti Erämaa

Paavo Hukkinen
as Drummer

Leo Jokela

Ekke Hämäläinen
as Weber
Arvo Kuusla

Pentti Irjala

Santeri Karilo

Tapio Hämäläinen
as Paavo
Ossi Kostia
Usko Kantola
as Kustaa

Martti Katajisto
Vitaly Ketterer

Kosti Klemelä
as Matti
Martti Kuisma

Matti Lehtelä
Irja Kuusla
as Örn's Wife
Annikki Lauramaa
Lennart Lauramaa
Leevi Linko
as Juho
Boris Levitsky

Oiva Luhtala
Tarmo Manni

Uuno Montonen
Mikko Nousiainen

Leo Riuttu
as Tujulin

Matti Oravisto

Veijo Pasanen
Martti Romppanen
as Antti
Esa Saario
Sylva Rossi

Unto Salminen
as Toll

Ville Salminen
Manne Schulman
Severi Seppänen
Martti Bruce
Mikko Sergejeff
as Paulucci
Kale Teuronen
Kaija Sinisalo-Lahtinen
Leila Väyrynen
Veikko Sorsakivi
as Henrikki

Anton Soini

Oke Tuuri

Kaarlo Wilska

Kauko Vuorensola
Sirkka Breider
as (uncredited)

Esko Salminen
as (uncredited)

Leo Lähteenmäki
as (uncredited)
Olavi Tuomi
as (uncredited)
Arvi Järvinen
as (uncredited)
Tauno Söder
as (uncredited)
Ilmari Tähtelä
as (uncredited)

Yrjö Tähtelä
as (uncredited)
Hannes Veivo
as (uncredited)