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.

Veikko Sinisalo
as Sven Tuuva

Edvin Laine
as Sven's Father

Fanni Halonen
as Sven's Mother

Salme Karppinen
as Kaarina Kinnunen

Leif Wager
as Sandels

Kauko Helovirta
as Duncker

Mirjam Novero
as Mrs. Maria Duncker

Aarne Laine
as Örn

Leevi Kuuranne
as Kustaa IV Aadolf

Tommi Rinne
as Spets