Sven Tuuva the Hero (1958)

Overview: For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, Sven Tuuva. Sven is a decent yet not too brilliant soldier, and his exploits are partly balanced here by the charms of a compatriot.

Starring: Veikko Sinisalo, Edvin Laine, Fanni Halonen, Salme Karppinen

Categories: War, Drama