Sven Tuuva the Hero
141 mins
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.
Fanni Halonen
Sven's Mother
Salme Karppinen
Kaarina Kinnunen
Leevi Kuuranne
Kustaa IV Aadolf
Usko Kantola
Kustaa
Irja Kuusla
Örn's Wife
Leevi Linko
Juho
Martti Romppanen
Antti
Mikko Sergejeff
Paulucci
Veikko Sorsakivi
Henrikki
Sirkka Breider
(uncredited)
Olavi Tuomi
(uncredited)
Arvi Järvinen
(uncredited)
Tauno Söder
(uncredited)
Ilmari Tähtelä
(uncredited)
Hannes Veivo
(uncredited)
Heikki Aaltoila
Original Music Composer
Karl Fager
Production Design
Bure Litonius
Costume Consultant
Fiinu Autio
Costume Design
William Reunanen
Makeup Artist
Leo Sarri
Location Manager
Sampo Satamo
Location Manager
Leila Wallenius
Hairstylist
Leena Valkeala
Script Supervisor
Antero Ruuhonen
Assistant Camera
Mikko Sergejeff
Assistant Camera
Veikko Mård
Assistant Camera
Väinö Linna
Screenplay
Armas Vallasvuo
Editor
Kurt Vilja
Sound
Juha Nevalainen
Screenplay
Olavi Tuomi
Director of Photography
Osmo Harkimo
Director of Photography