Overview

The film deals with the Winter War of 1939-40 between Finland and the USSR. It begins with military exercises in the Autumn of 1939 and moves on to the Soviet invasion; the battle for Karelia; the bombing of Helsinki and other Finnish cities; as well as the activities of the foreign press corps in Finland and the heroic efforts of Finnish women and the Red Cross in their treatment of the wounded.

Top Cast

Hilkka Helinä

Narrator (voice)

K

Kyösti Kallio

Himself

T

Turo Kartto

Narrator (voice)

J

Juho Kusti Paasikivi

Himself

V

Väinö Alfred Tanner

Himself