Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "russo-finnish-war"

1. Max Manus: Man of War (2008)

Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Biography, Crime

7.3

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60 Metascore

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.

Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Ken Duken

Votes: 29,833

2. The Wages of War (2016)

82 min | Documentary, History, War

7.1

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Director: Timo Korhonen | Stars: Hannu Huhtala, Erja Johansson, Kauko Mäkinen, Sisko Laukkanen

Votes: 59

3. The Marshal of Finland (2012)

50 min | Drama

2.3

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A film about Gustaf Mannerheim, Marshall and 6th President of Finland.

Director: Gilbert K. Lukalia | Stars: Telley Savalas Otieno, Beatrice Wangui, Ruth Maingi, Jacky Vike

Votes: 403

4. Two Forces (1979)

81 min | Drama, War

5.5

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A small finnish village gets occupied by the soviets in the fall of 1939. The villagers end up working together with the occupants, especially since the soviets have among them finnish speaking propaganda people.

Directors: Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto | Stars: Marja-Leena Kouki, Vesa Repo, Adolf Hitler, Pekka Lehto

Votes: 94

5. Mashenka (1942)

66 min | Drama, Romance, War

7.3

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In 1939, as the air raid sirens sound over Moscow, a young man, Alyosha, falls in love with a telegraph operator called Mashenka.

Director: Yuli Raizman | Stars: Valentina Karavayeva, Mikhail Kuznetsov, D. Pankratova, Vera Altayskaya

Votes: 302

6. Lupaus (2005)

112 min | Drama, War

6.3

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The film tells about members of Finnish women's Lotta Service during the Second World War through the eyes of three young women.

Director: Ilkka Vanne | Stars: Laura Birn, Karoliina Vanne, Hanna Lekander, Pertti Sveholm

Votes: 885

7. Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia (2006 TV Movie)

78 min | Documentary, History, War

7.5

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Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia

Summary: The Winter War was an epic life and death struggle that changed the course of World War II, and saved a democracy. Fire and Ice ... See full synopsis »

Director: Ben Strout | Stars: Jason Agnello, Joe Brady, Phillip Courtney, Paul Gitsis

Votes: 139

8. Ystävät, toverit (1990)

132 min | Drama

5.8

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Arno Jurmala is an appreciated nickel tycoon. He has an elegant wife and he owns a huge nickel factory somewhere in Northern Finland. When he is celebrating his birthday in the late 1930s, ... See full summary »

Director: Rauni Mollberg | Stars: Mikk Mikiver, Stina Ekblad, Hannu Lauri, Paavo Liski

Votes: 124

9. Under the North Star II (2010)

138 min | Drama, War

6.9

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Continues to follow the life of a Finnish family from aftermath of the Finnish Civil War to the Second World War which unites the country. But at what cost?

Director: Timo Koivusalo | Stars: Ilkka Koivula, Vera Kiiskinen, Risto Tuorila, Ritva Jalonen

Votes: 462

10. Solveigin laulu (1974– )

140 min | Drama, War

8.0

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Domestic battles on the Finnish home front.

Stars: Leena Uotila, Liisamaija Laaksonen, Aino Lehtimäki, Paavo Pentikäinen

Votes: 71

11. Akseli and Elina (1970)

137 min | Drama, History, War

6.8

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A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime mindsets still linger in the heads of people.

Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Aarno Sulkanen, Ulla Eklund, Risto Taulo, Anja Pohjola

Votes: 519

12. Punainen kolmio (2015– )

179 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.2

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Stars: Vappu Nalbantoglu, Eero Aho, Emmi Pesonen, Raimo Grönberg

Votes: 45

13. Pedon merkki (1981)

120 min | Drama, War

5.5

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Follows several Finnish officers and soldiers during World War II, mainly in the Finnish headquarters.

Director: Jaakko Pakkasvirta | Stars: Esko Salminen, Irina Milan, Tom Wentzel, Hannu Lauri

Votes: 207

14. Pohjantähti (1973)

202 min | Drama, History, War

6.9

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A combination of Täällä Pohjantähden alla (1968) and Akseli and Elina (1970), edited together by István Szintai for foreign markets.

Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Olavi Ahonen, Dagi Angervo, Pekka Autiovuori, Asta Backman

Votes: 36

15. Hella W (2011)

82 min | Biography, Drama, History

5.2

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The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who ... See full summary »

Director: Juha Wuolijoki | Stars: Tiina Weckström, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Matleena Kuusniemi, Maria Heiskanen

Votes: 380

16. Kollaan Karjut (2023)

79 min | War

9.1

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Kollaan Karjut is a story through the eyes of a Karelian man going through the winter war. The script of the film was made with strict respect for history.

Director: Aaro Kuusinen | Stars: Aapeli Vainio, Jesse Airisniemi, Hemmo Jokila, Milo Rantasalo

Votes: 13

17. En dag skall gry (1944)

95 min | Drama, War

5.8

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An army officer kills his wife's lover, then escapes to Finland to fight in the Winter War.

Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Edvin Adolphson, Elsie Albiin, Hasse Ekman, Sture Lagerwall

Votes: 89

18. Seamstress (2015)

93 min | Documentary, Biography, History

6.8

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Life and death of the last woman executed in Finland

Director: Ville Suhonen | Stars: Vera Kiiskinen, Pekka Milonoff, Laura Birn, Elena Leeve

Votes: 76

19. 1939 (1993)

107 min | Documentary

7.1

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The Year 1939 is an exemplary reconstruction of an historical turning point. Time and again, the images and the remembered stories, the songs and the faces of actors, politicians and ... See full summary »

Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Kaija Blom, Karl-August Fagerholm, Joseph Goebbels, Sirkka Haikonen

Votes: 22

20. Taistelun tie (1940)

62 min | Documentary, War

7.0

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The film presented the background of the war, the war itself and the reconstruction work begun right after the war.

Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Hilkka Helinä, Kyösti Kallio, Turo Kartto, Juho Kusti Paasikivi

Votes: 25

21. Ilmojen ritari: Illu Juutilainen (1996 TV Movie)

33 min | Documentary

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Director: Tapani Itäranta | Stars: Ilmari Juutilainen, Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, Risto Ryti

22. Kolmannessa polvessa (2019)

27 min | Documentary, Short

5.8

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Director: Elina Hyvärinen | Stars: Elina Hyvärinen, Väinö, Juha Pulli, Sirkka Keränen

Votes: 12

23. Sodan ja rauhan miehet (1978–1979)

700 min | Drama, History, War

8.2

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Stars: Johan Nykopp, Helge Seppälä, Keijo Komppa, Erkki Saksa

Votes: 31

24. War and Peace of Mind (2016)

72 min | Documentary, History, War

7.2

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War and Peace of Mind explores what war does to the human mind and how both, the individuals and the nation as a whole, survive it psychologically. Finland and WWII, locally known as continuation war, is the backdrop of this documentary.

Director: Ari Matikainen | Stars: Markku Jokisipilä, Jenni Kirves, Ville Kivimäki, Juha Mälkki

Votes: 71

25. Hopeaa rajan takaa (1963)

76 min | Adventure, War

6.8

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Summer 1941, soon after the Finnish Winter War. Wist and Anttala are young war veterans whose homes ended up on the wrong side of the new border after the Soviet Union claimed ownership of ... See full summary »

Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Jaakko Pakkasvirta, Spede Pasanen, Veikko Kerttula, Anja Ahlström

Votes: 305