The Unknown Soldier It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun. Details Casts Title The Unknown Soldier Release Date 1955-12-23 Runtime 03 Hours 01 Minutes Genres Drama War Production Companies Suomen Filmiteollisuus Production Countries Finland Kosti Klemelä Koskela Heikki Savolainen Hietanen Reino Tolvanen Rokka Veikko Sinisalo Lahtinen Åke Lindman Lehto Pentti Siimes Määttä Leo Riuttu Vanhala Kaarlo Halttunen Rahikainen Matti Ranin Kariluoto Jussi Jurkka Lammio Tauno Palo Sarastie Pentti Irjala Kaarna Vilho Siivola Mäkilä Martti Romppanen Sihvonen Tapio Hämäläinen Salo Olavi Ahonen Riitaoja Tarmo Manni Honkajoki Veli-Matti Kaitala Hauhia Kale Teuronen Susi Vili Auvinen Asumaniemi Saulo Haarla Jalovaara Sakari Halonen Eerola Osmo Harkimo Military Police Lieutena? Anja Hatakka Nina Aimo Hiltunen Lampinen Ekke Hämäläinen Doctor Erkki Häsänen Infantry Second Lieutena? Markku Inkilä Messenger Jukka Jaakonkari Recruit Kalevi Kahra Recruit Eino Kaipainen Lieutenant Colonel Topi Kankainen Korpela Kalervo Kumpulainen Military Priest Arvo Kuusla Infantryman Matti Kuusla Wounded Soldier Aarne Laine Korsumäki Eikka Lehtonen Engineer Second Lieutena? Leevi Linko Sinkkonen Mikko Niskanen Mielonen Pertti Palo Military Clerk Veijo Pasanen Uusitalo Olavi Pajunen Executed Soldier Antero Ruuhonen Executed Soldier Vilho Ruuskanen Autio Taneli Rinne Ukkola Osmo Pöntinen Medic Lilja Salmi Lotta Tauno Söder Fleeing Private Olavi Tuomi Military Cook Veikko Uusimäki Baranow Alpo Vammelvuo Sarastie's Adjutant Helena Vinkka Vera Pertti Weckström Singing Second Lieutenant Kaarlo Wilska Private Without Legs Heikki Heino Second Lieutenant (uncre? Martti Kuningas Private (uncredited) Leo Torkko Private (uncredited)