All Finnish War Movies
by Nabixy | created - 26 Dec 2014 | updated - 3 months ago | PublicA list of wartime movies involving Finnish Civil War (Suomen sisällissota), Winter War (Talvisota), Continuation War (Jatkosota) & Lapland War (Lapin sota).
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1. Sotapolulla (1922)
66 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Director: Teuvo Pakkala | Stars: Yrjö Hirviseppä, Lisi Carén, Jorma Vaajakallio, Solveig Wohlström
Votes: 22
Finnish Civil War (Suomen sisällissota)
2. Täällä Pohjantähden alla (1968)
186 min | Drama, History, War
Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story ... See full summary »
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Aarno Sulkanen, Titta Karakorpi, Risto Taulo, Anja Pohjola
Votes: 1,047
Finnish Civil War (Suomen sisällissota)
3. Pako punaisten päämajasta (2000 TV Movie)
72 min | Drama, History
Director: Olli Soinio | Stars: Ilkka Heiskanen, Milka Ahlroth, Hannu Kivioja, Tero Jartti
Votes: 19
Finnish Civil War (Suomen sisällissota)
4. Raja 1918 (2007)
114 min | Drama, History, Romance
"Raja 1918", also known as "The Border", is a Finnish war drama film directed by Lauri Törhönen set in the immediate aftermath of the Finnish Civil War of 1918. It is spring of 1918. A ... See full summary »
Director: Lauri Törhönen | Stars: Martin Bahne, Minna Haapkylä, Tommi Korpela, Leonid Mozgovoy
Votes: 992
Finnish Civil War (Suomen sisällissota)
5. Käsky (2008)
115 min | Drama, Romance, War
There is civil war in Finland. Between whites vs reds. A woman soldier of reds is captured by the whites. She is ordered to be executed.
Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Samuli Vauramo, Pihla Viitala, Eero Aho, Eemeli Louhimies
Votes: 1,487
Finnish Civil War (Suomen sisällissota)
6. Victims 1918 (2008)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: Seppo Rustanius | Stars: Lotta Lindroos, Niko Saarela, Gustaf Mannerheim, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
Votes: 17
Finnish Civil War (Suomen sisällissota)
7. Täällä Pohjantähden alla (2009)
193 min | Drama, Romance, War
A new film-adaptation of Väinö Linna's famous book here Beneath the North Star.
Director: Timo Koivusalo | Stars: Ilkka Koivula, Vera Kiiskinen, Risto Tuorila, Ritva Jalonen
Votes: 793
Finnish Civil War (Suomen sisällissota)
8. Dead or Alive 1918 (2012)
70 min | Drama, History, War
"The Battle of Nasilinna 1918" - depicting the Finnish Civil War from the White army's point of view. Lieutenant Melin's soldiers mission is to penetrate the heart of the city and overtake the Nasilinna Palace from the Reds.
Director: Claes Olsson | Stars: Nicke Lignell, Anton Häggblom, Petter Kevin, Willhelm Grotenfelt
Votes: 223
Finnish Civil War (Suomen sisällissota)
9. The Winter War (1989)
199 min | Drama, History, War
In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.
Director: Pekka Parikka | Stars: Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Heikki Paavilainen
Votes: 8,730
Winter War (Talvisota)
10. Kersantin kunnia (1997)
85 min
Director: Veli-Matti Saikkonen | Stars: Vesa Vierikko, Tommi Korpela, Ari-Kyösti Seppo, Janne Reinikainen
Votes: 7
Winter War (Talvisota)
11. Lupaus (2005)
112 min | Drama, War
The film tells about members of Finnish women's Lotta Service during the Second World War through the eyes of three young women.
Director: Ilkka Vanne | Stars: Laura Birn, Karoliina Vanne, Hanna Lekander, Pertti Sveholm
Votes: 884
Winter War (Talvisota) & Continuation War (Jatkosota)
12. Mother of Mine (2005)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, War
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002)), "... See full summary »
Director: Klaus Härö | Stars: Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maijala, Maria Lundqvist, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 4,607
Winter War (Talvisota) & Continuation War (Jatkosota)
13. Under the North Star II (2010)
138 min | Drama, War
Continues to follow the life of a Finnish family from aftermath of the Finnish Civil War to the Second World War which unites the country. But at what cost?
Director: Timo Koivusalo | Stars: Ilkka Koivula, Vera Kiiskinen, Risto Tuorila, Ritva Jalonen
Votes: 462
Winter War (Talvisota) & Continuation War (Jatkosota)
14. Tyttö astuu elämään (1943)
91 min | Drama, War
Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Eino Kaipainen, Laila Rihte, Kyllikki Forssell
Votes: 10
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
15. Jees ja just (1943)
99 min | Comedy, War
Kalle Ryhmy and Ville Romppainen have to go behind the lines to destroy a Russian weapons stockpile.
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Oiva Luhtala, Reino Valkama, Kirsti Hurme, Kullervo Kalske
Votes: 57
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
16. The Unknown Soldier (1955)
177 min | Drama, War
The tale of a platoon of soldiers during the Continuation War. Based on Väinö Linna's book of the same name.
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Kosti Klemelä, Heikki Savolainen, Reino Tolvanen, Veikko Sinisalo
Votes: 7,817
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
17. Rintamalotta (1956)
86 min | Drama, War
Director: Aarne Tarkas | Stars: Leena Häkinen, Elina Salo, Eila Pehkonen, Pia Hattara
Votes: 101
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
18. Niskavuori taistelee (1957)
96 min | Drama, War
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Elsa Turakainen, Mirjam Novero, Tauno Palo, Martti Katajisto
Votes: 117
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
19. Pojat (1962)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A group of mischievous Finnish boys experience the ups and downs of life during World War 2.
Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Pentti Tarkiainen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Uti Saurio, Hannu Vironmäki
Votes: 977
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
20. Sissit (1963)
106 min | Drama, War
Lieutenant Takala joins a group of war veterans who gather in a restaurant to reminisce their unit's operations on the Finnish-Soviet front. A flashback takes us back to summer 1944 where ... See full summary »
Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Matti Oravisto, Kauko Laurikainen, Paul Budsko, Heimo Lepistö
Votes: 356
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
21. Päämaja (1970)
88 min | Drama, History, War
June 1944. The attention of the world is focused on Normandy, but the change of the tide can be felt in Finland also. Rumours of preparations of a massive Soviet attack in the Karelian ... See full summary »
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Joel Rinne, Jussi Jurkka, Tamara Lund, Kapo Manto
Votes: 251
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
22. Vartioitu kylä 1944 (1978)
100 min | Drama, War
Director: Timo Linnasalo | Stars: Raimo Grönberg, Markku Huhtamo, Kaija Kangas, Antti Litja
Votes: 86
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
23. Pedon merkki (1981)
120 min | Drama, War
Follows several Finnish officers and soldiers during World War II, mainly in the Finnish headquarters.
Director: Jaakko Pakkasvirta | Stars: Esko Salminen, Irina Milan, Tom Wentzel, Hannu Lauri
Votes: 207
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
24. Angela's War (1984)
97 min | Drama, War
Angela serves during Finland's Continuation War (1941-1944) as a nurse at a war hospital. There she meets Thomas Schmidt, a German officer who, in part, lost his memory due to her injuries. They fall in love.
Director: Eija-Elina Bergholm | Stars: Ida-Lotta Backman, Mathieu Carrière, Jörn Donner, Kim Gunell
Votes: 61
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
25. The Unknown Soldier (1985)
197 min | Drama, War
This film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the ... See full summary »
Director: Rauni Mollberg | Stars: Risto Tuorila, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Paavo Liski, Mika Mäkelä
Votes: 3,044
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
26. Rukajärven tie (1999)
Not Rated | 123 min | War, Drama
Set during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to ... See full summary »
Director: Olli Saarela | Stars: Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund, Kari Heiskanen, Taisto Reimaluoto
Votes: 4,472
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
27. Pikkusisar (1999)
107 min | Drama, War, Romance
Katri's husband has died in the Finnish Winter War. When the Continuation War begins, Katri volunteers to work in a Helsinki military hospital. She is courted by a patient, a ... See full summary »
Director: Taru Mäkelä | Stars: Vera Kiiskinen, Tarmo Ruubel, Kai Lehtinen, Annaleena Sipilä
Votes: 197
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
28. Hylätyt talot, autiot pihat (2000)
103 min | Drama, War
Summer 1944 in Finnish Karelia; after a long lull, the Soviet army launches an overwhelming offensive that throws everything into disarray. Martta has barely time to marry Aarne before she ... See full summary »
Director: Lauri Törhönen | Stars: Mats Långbacka, Jonna Järnefelt, Sari Puumalainen, Carl-Kristian Rundman
Votes: 312
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
29. Beyond the Front Line (2004)
127 min | Drama, History, War
A story of the infantry regiment 61 that fought from Syväri to the Karelian Ishtmus.
Director: Åke Lindman | Stars: Tobias Zilliacus, Ilkka Heiskanen, Christoffer Weiss, Kim Gustafsson
Votes: 1,666
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
30. Battle for Finland (2007)
117 min | Drama, History, War
In the summer of 1944, the Finnish Forces must defend Finland from the invading Soviet Red Army.
Directors: Ake Lindman, Åke Lindman, Sakari Kirjavainen | Stars: Rauno Ahonen, Mikkomarkus Ahtiainen, Frank Biermann, Jussi Brech
Votes: 1,974
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
31. Silence (2011)
110 min | Drama, War
A drama between people under unconventional circumstances. In the Second World War Finland was the only nation who brought casualties killed-in-action back to be buried at home. These ... See full summary »
Director: Sakari Kirjavainen | Stars: Joonas Saartamo, Lauri Tilkanen, Terhi Suorlahti, Joanna Haartti
Votes: 467
Continuation War (Jatkosota)
32. The Midwife (2015)
119 min | Drama, History, Romance
A Finnish midwife falls in love with a German-Finnish SS-officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of WWII.
Director: Antti J. Jokinen | Stars: Krista Kosonen, Lauri Tilkanen, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Tommi Korpela
Votes: 1,510
Lapland War (Lapin sota)
33. The Unknown Soldier (2017)
132 min | Drama, War
A film adaptation of Väinö Linna's best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novel's unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani.
Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Eero Aho, Johannes Holopainen, Jussi Vatanen, Aku Hirviniemi
Votes: 12,914
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