Finland, behold, thy daylight now is dawning.
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel).
Eero Aho Johannes Holopainen Jussi Vatanen Aku Hirviniemi Hannes Suominen Arttu Kapulainen Paula Vesala Samuli Vauramo Joonas Saartamo Juho Milonoff Andrei Alén Matti Ristinen Diana Pozharskaya Max Ovaska Kimi Vilkkula Severi Saarinen Eino Heiskanen Jarkko Lahti Akseli Kouki Marketta Tikkanen Eemeli Louhimies Elias Gould Annika Stenvall Oskar Pöysti Janne Virtanen Pirkka-Pekka Petelius Turkka Mastomäki Leo Sjöman Hemmo Karja Emil Hallberg Benjamin Klemettinen Kris Gummerus Maksim Pavlenko Mikko Töyssy Telmo Suntila Aino Louhimies Sointu Vestman Nemias Mikkonen Olavi Hagert Panu Korhonen Wille Komulainen Valtteri Roiha Antti Lang Toni Wirtanen Joonas Snellman Siina Laine Sara Chafak Kari Takanen Jari Ovaskainen Jan Engström Juha Mälkki Arto Mäenmaa Jukka Ylitalo Ilkka Perheentupa Teemu Huuhtanen Niko Derome Pasi-Heikki Mikkola Antero Vartia Ksenia Lelesh Alina Tomnikov Alexandra Upornikova Eveliina Piippo Kukka Louhimies Aleksandre Goncharov Dias Inessa Kim Mark Stipakov Nika Savolainen Eeva Putro Tatu Sinisalo Konsta Väliheikki Robert Ingman Oskari Sipola Tuomo Aho Mikko Nousiainen Saban Ramadani Eka Ruola Markku Laanti Pata Degerman Kristoffer Nuutinen Roman Baranov Vanja Drevitski Anssi Niemi Jaani Kekäläinen Jari Rantala Robin Packalen Lev Stipakov Marko Kämäräinen Robert Enckell Mikko Leppänen Roman Maksimuk Lasse Lindberg Ossi Kivimäki Aamu Jäntti Elsi Ristinen Pessi Mikkonen Topi Lösönen Ursula Salo Hilkka Jukka Sara Paavolainen Seppo Pääkkönen Samuli Hokkanen Verena Konttila Eemil Huikuri Tuomas Huikuri Oskar Viitala Matti Mikkola Alma Louhimies Elias Westerberg Arttu Soilumo Sami Harjula Jyrki Konola Jaakko Ohtonen Otto Pilli Frans Isotalo Samuel Laine Jussi Inkiläinen Eero Leichner Tuukka Leijavuori Joonas Kenttämies Mikko Kouki Miska Kaukonen
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