The Life of Aleksis Kivi

Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, "Seven Brothers/Seitsemän veljestä". Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish language, he is still considered one of the greatest of them all.

Cast

Marko Tiusanen

as Aleksis Kivi

Jari Salmi

as Emil Nervander

Karoliina Kudjoi

as Albina Palmqvist

Margit Lindeman

as Amalia Rosencrantz

Gustav Wiklund

as J.V. Snellman

Jouko Turkka

as Doctor

Esko Hukkanen

as Runeberg

Inga-Liisa Laukka

as Fredrika Runeberg

Veikko Sinisalo

as Eerikki Stenvall

Juha Turkka

as Juhani Stenvall

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