Series synopsis
Unknown Soldier, also known as Tuntematon sotilas is a drama war & politics action & adventure television series that premiered on Yle Areena on December 30, 2018. It ended on December 30, 2018. It was created by Aku Louhimies. It stars Eero Aho, Jussi Vatanen, Aku Hirviniemi and Johannes Holopainen.
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 ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Eero Aho as Rokka
- Jussi Vatanen as Koskela
- Aku Hirviniemi as Hietanen
- Johannes Holopainen as Kariluoto
- Hannes Suominen as Vanhala
- Arttu Kapulainen as Susi
- Max Ovaska as Määttä
- Vincent Willestrand as Sihvonen
Supporting cast
- Severi Saarinen as Lehto
- Eino Heiskanen as Riitaoja
- Jarkko Lahti as Viirilä
- Akseli Kouki as Salo
- Paula Vesala as Lyyti
- Marketta Tikkanen as Sirkka
- Samuli Vauramo as Lammio
- Eemeli Louhimies as Asumaniemi
- Joonas Saartamo as Lahtinen
- Elias Gould as Ukkola
- Juho Milonoff as Honkajoki
- Annika Stenvall as Lotta Kotilainen
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | December 30, 2018 | December 30, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Part 1: It's Going To Be A Beautiful Day A Finnish Army machine gun company heads east, many of its soldiers seeing battle for the first time. |
December 30, 2018 |
| 2 |
Part 2: Petrozavodsk, Petrozavodsk The Finnish invasion continues, but with heavy losses. The soldiers have now advanced deep into Soviet territory. Corporal Rokka arrives to the front with reinforcements. |
December 30, 2018 |
| 3 |
Part 3: A Toast To Mannerheim's Officers The men occupying Äänislinna are waiting for the war to end so they can go home, but they are ordered instead to advance towards the Svir River. |
December 30, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Yle Areena |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 30, 2018 |
| Last aired | December 30, 2018 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 21:00:00 |