Film · Drama, War

Sven Tuuva the Hero (1958)

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.

Director

Edvin Laine

Writers

Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Väinö Linna, Juha Nevalainen

Country

Finland

Language

Finnish

Release date

December 19, 1958

Original title

Sven Tuuva