The Winter War poster

The Winter War

Finnish · Talvisota

Created by Pekka Parikka

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.

First aired
20 Nov 1991
Episode length
55 min
Country
Finland
Language
Finnish
Writers
Antti Tuuri, Pekka Parikka
Producer
Marko Röhr
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  • Miniseries

    Season 1 · 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.

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