The Unknown Soldier (2017)

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The Unknown Soldier Tuntematon sotilas Movie Poster Country Finland Directed by Aku Louhimies Release Date October 27, 2017 Language Finnish Russian Distributor SF Studios Main Cast Character Actor Lammio Samuel Vauramo Rokka Eero Aho Rahikainen Andrei Alens Koskela Jussi Vatanen Kariluoto Johannes Holopainen Sirkka Marketta Tikkanen

The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) is a 2017 Finnish war drama movie directed by Aku Louhimies based on the novel of the same name by Väinö Linna from 1954. The film is the story of a Finnish machine gun company during the Continuation War. It shows how friendship, humour, and the will to live unite these men on their way there and back. The war changes the lives of each of the soldiers as well as the lives of those on the home front, and also leaves its mark on the entire nation. This is the third filming of the novel after the 1955 and 1985 versions.

The following weapons were used in the film The Unknown Soldier (2017):

Pistols

Luger P08

2nd Lieutenant Kariluoto (Johannes Holopainen) is seen with a Luger P08.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Rifles

Mosin-Nagant P26

A Finnish soldier is seen with what appears to be a Finnish Mosin-Nagant P26 rifle.

Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle in original configuration - 7.62x54mm R. The Finnish P26 looks the same.

The P26 over his back.

Mosin-Nagant M/39

The Finnish M39 is seen used by Finnish troops.

Finnish Mosin-Nagant M/39 "Ukko-Pekka" - 7.62x54mm R

Two Finnish soldiers with the rifles on the right.

Submachine Guns

Suomi KP/-31

Finnish soldiers are armed with Suomi KP/-31s.

Suomi KP/-31 - 9x19mm Parabellum

Corporal Rokka (Eero Aho) with his KP/-31.

Private Asumaniemi (Eemeli Louhimies, son of director Aku Louhimies) fires his KP/-31 with a quad-stack "coffin" magazine.

Machine Guns

DP-27

A Finnish soldier is seen with a DP-27 over his shoulder.

Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R

Finnish soldier on the left marching with the mg.

Maxim M/09-21

The Maxim M/09-21 is used by Finnish soldiers.

Maxim M/32-33

A Maxim M/32-33 is seen on a Promotional picture.

Finnish Maxim M/32-33 - 7.62x54mmR

Degtyaryov DT

Soviet T-34/76 and T-34/85s are armed with Degtyaryov DTs.

DT machine gun - 7.62x54mm R

The T-34/85 in the background fires the DT.

Other

Kasapanos Explosive Charge

Finnish soldiers use improvised "Kasapanos" explosive charges made of 4 bricks of TNT around Varsikranaatti M/32 stick grenades.

Lieutenant Koskela (Jussi Vatanen) crawls with the Kasapanos.

Tellermine 35

Finnish soldiers use Tellerminen 35.

Tellermine 35

Corporal Hietanen (Aku Hirviniemi) with the mine.