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.
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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 as
Paavo Hukkinen as Drummer
Leo Jokela as
Ekke Hämäläinen as Weber
Arvo Kuusla as
Pentti Irjala as
Santeri Karilo as
Tapio Hämäläinen as Paavo
Ossi Kostia as
Usko Kantola as Kustaa
Martti Katajisto as
Vitaly Ketterer as
Kosti Klemelä as Matti
Martti Kuisma as
Matti Lehtelä as
Irja Kuusla as Örn's Wife
Annikki Lauramaa as
Lennart Lauramaa as
Leevi Linko as Juho
Boris Levitsky as
Oiva Luhtala as
Tarmo Manni as
Uuno Montonen as
Mikko Nousiainen as
Leo Riuttu as Tujulin
Matti Oravisto as
Veijo Pasanen as
Martti Romppanen as Antti
Esa Saario as
Sylva Rossi as
Unto Salminen as Toll
Ville Salminen as
Manne Schulman as
Severi Seppänen as
Martti Bruce as
Mikko Sergejeff as Paulucci
Kale Teuronen as
Kaija Sinisalo-Lahtinen as
Leila Väyrynen as
Veikko Sorsakivi as Henrikki
Anton Soini as
Oke Tuuri as
Kaarlo Wilska as
Kauko Vuorensola as
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)
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