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The Winter War (Finnish: Talvisota) is a 1989 Finnish war film directed by Pekka Parikka, and based on the novel Talvisota by Antti Tuuri.It is set in the 1939 Winter War and tells the story of a Finnish infantry regiment from Southern Ostrobothnia fighting on the Karelian Isthmus, focusing mainly on a platoon of reservists from Kauhava.
Sisu is a 2022 Finnish historical action thriller film written and directed by Jalmari Helander and produced by Petri Jokiranta. The film stars Jorma Tommila, alongside Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo and Onni Tommila.
The Winter War [F 6] was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II , and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940.
Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia is a documentary film, produced, written and directed by Ben Strout. [1] It shows how the Finnish – Russian Winter War of 1939 influenced World War II and how Finland mobilized against the world's largest military power.
The native Finnish name of Winter War, a 1939—1940 war between Finland and the Soviet Union; Talvisota or The Winter War, a 1989 Finnish film; Talvisota, a novel by Antti Tuuri, basis for the film; Talvisota: Icy Hell, a real-time action computer game "Talvisota", a song by Sabaton from The Art of War
The Battle of Suomussalmi was fought between Finnish and Soviet forces in the Winter War. The action took place from 30 November 1939 to 8 January 1940. The outcome was a Finnish victory against superior forces. This battle is considered the clearest, most important, and most significant Finnish victory in the northern half of Finland. [4]
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It is known to be the only Hollywood film about the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union. [1] Two rival skiers competing in the 1936 Olympics, one Russian and one Finn, are pitted against each other just a few years later, as the Russians attack the Finnish border in the Winter War, and the Finnish heroes defend a snow-laden mountain ...