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Unknown Soldier

TV·2018–2018·1 season, 5 episodes·Yle Areena·Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure·55m·Created by Aku Louhimies

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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.

Castfull cast & details

Eero AhoEero AhoRokkaJussi VatanenJussi VatanenKoskelaAku HirviniemiAku HirviniemiHietanenJohannes HolopainenJohannes HolopainenKariluotoHannes SuominenHannes SuominenVanhalaArttu KapulainenArttu KapulainenSusiMax OvaskaMax OvaskaMäättäVincent WillestrandVincent WillestrandSihvonen

Episodes by season

Season015Episodes2018Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Unknown Soldier S01E01Part 1: It's Going To Be A Beautiful DayDecember 30, 2018—A Finnish Army machine gun company heads east, many of its soldiers seeing battle for the first time.
  2. S01E02Unknown Soldier S01E02Part 2: Petrozavodsk, PetrozavodskDecember 30, 2018—The Finnish invasion continues, but with heavy losses. The soldiers have now advanced deep into Soviet territory. Corporal Rokka arrives to
  3. S01E03Unknown Soldier S01E03Part 3: A Toast To Mannerheim's OfficersDecember 30, 2018—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 Ri
  4. S01E04Unknown Soldier S01E04Part 4: A Basic Carefree BoyDecember 30, 2018—A protracted bout of trench warfare is wearing on everyone's nerves. Discipline and morale begin to weaken. Snipers watch for even the sligh
  5. S01E05Unknown Soldier S01E05Part 5: A Benevolent SunDecember 30, 2018—The Finns lose their defensive positions one after another against an overpowering enemy force. The chaos of retreat takes its toll on the t

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