Sven Tuuva the Hero

Synopsis

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

Written by

Väinö Linna

Music

Heikki Aaltoila

Studio

Suomen Filmiteollisuus

Released

19 December 1958

Genres

War, Drama