Introduction

The Unknown Soldier (Finnish: Tuntematon Sotilas, Swedish: Okänd soldat) is a 2018 Finnish war drama miniseries of the 2017 film – the third adaption of the 1954 bestselling Finnish classic novel of the same name by Väinö Linna, a book considered part of national legacy.

The World War II miniseries follows a machine gun company (Finnish: konekiväärikomppania) of the Finnish Army from a frog perspective during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944.

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Outline

Komea on Alku – It’s going to be a beautiful day.

A Finnish Army machine gun company heads towards the east and many are seeing battle for the first time.

Tuntematon Sotilas Series

You can find a full index of the Miniseries here.

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Aku Louhimies.
• Producer(s): Aku Louhimies, Mikko Tenhunen, Miia Haavisto, Kaarina Gould, Tommi Kangasmaa, Juluis Kemp, Daniel Kuitunen, Liisa Penttila, Ilkka Perheentupa, Topi Siniketo, Ari Tolppanen, Timo Vierimaa, and Ingvar Þórðarson.
• Writer(s): Vaino Linna, Aku Louhimies and Jari Olavi Rantala.
• Music: Lasse Enersen.
• Cinematography: Mika Orasmaa.
• Editor(s): Benjamin Mercer.
• Production: Elokuvaosakeyhtiö Suomi 2017, Kvikmyndafélag Íslands, and Scope Pictures.
• Distributor(s): SF Studios and Beta Cinema.
• Release Date: 30 December 2018.
• Running Time: 300 minutes (total running time).
• Country: Finland.
• Language: Finnish.