

Unknown Soldier
2018-12-30 · 55 min / episode · ★ 7.5
The Unknown Soldier miniseries expands the story of the 2017 film of the same name. The World War II series based on Väinö Linna's classic novel closely follows a machine gun company of the Finnish Army on the Karelian front during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union, from mobilization in 1941 to the Moscow Armistice in 1944. It's a story about how camaraderie, humor, and a desire to survive connect men on their journey. War upends the lives of both the individual soldiers and those left on the home front, and leaves its mark on the entire nation.
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- Creators
- Aku Louhimies
- Production companies
- Elokuvaosakeyhtiö Suomi 2017, Kvikmyndafélag Íslands, SCOPE Pictures
- Countries
- Belgium, Finland, Iceland
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Eero AhoRokka
Jussi VatanenKoskela
Aku HirviniemiHietanen
Johannes HolopainenKariluoto
Hannes SuominenVanhala
Arttu KapulainenSusi
Max OvaskaMäättä
Vincent WillestrandSihvonen
Severi SaarinenLehto
Eino HeiskanenRiitaoja
Jarkko LahtiViirilä
Akseli KoukiSalo
Paula VesalaLyyti
Marketta TikkanenSirkka
Samuli VauramoLammio
Eemeli LouhimiesAsumaniemi
Joonas SaartamoLahtinen
Elias GouldUkkola
Juho MilonoffHonkajokiTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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