
Plot
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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Cast

Veikko Sinisalo
Sven Tuuva

Edvin Laine
Sven's Father

Fanni Halonen
Sven's Mother

Salme Karppinen
Kaarina Kinnunen

Leif Wager
Sandels

Kauko Helovirta
Duncker

Mirjam Novero
Mrs. Maria Duncker

Aarne Laine
Örn

Leevi Kuuranne
Kustaa IV Aadolf

Tommi Rinne
Spets

Eero Eloranta
Lönn

Kyösti Erämaa

Paavo Hukkinen
Drummer

Leo Jokela

Ekke Hämäläinen
Weber

Arvo Kuusla

Pentti Irjala

Santeri Karilo

Tapio Hämäläinen
Paavo

Ossi Kostia

Usko Kantola
Kustaa

Martti Katajisto

Vitaly Ketterer

Kosti Klemelä
Matti

Martti Kuisma

Matti Lehtelä

Irja Kuusla
Örn's Wife

Annikki Lauramaa

Lennart Lauramaa

Leevi Linko
Juho

Boris Levitsky

Oiva Luhtala

Tarmo Manni

Uuno Montonen

Mikko Nousiainen

Leo Riuttu
Tujulin

Matti Oravisto

Veijo Pasanen

Martti Romppanen
Antti

Esa Saario

Sylva Rossi

Unto Salminen
Toll

Ville Salminen

Manne Schulman

Severi Seppänen

Martti Bruce

Mikko Sergejeff
Paulucci

Kale Teuronen

Kaija Sinisalo-Lahtinen

Leila Väyrynen

Veikko Sorsakivi
Henrikki

Anton Soini

Oke Tuuri

Kaarlo Wilska

Kauko Vuorensola

Sirkka Breider
(uncredited)

Esko Salminen
(uncredited)

Leo Lähteenmäki
(uncredited)

Olavi Tuomi
(uncredited)

Arvi Järvinen
(uncredited)

Tauno Söder
(uncredited)

Ilmari Tähtelä
(uncredited)

Yrjö Tähtelä
(uncredited)

Hannes Veivo
(uncredited)