hymnbook (Virsikirja) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Enkeli taivaan is the Christmas hymn sung by the men. Ich spür in mir (I feel in me) is from Mazurka (1935), a German film about a singer put on trial for murdering a predatory musician. Pentti plays it on his mandolin and the soldiers whistle it to express their displeasure at a situation that an officer has created. Awards Pekka Parikka was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival in 1990. At the Jussi Awards (Finland's premier film awards) the same year, Talvisota received six awards: Best Actor: Taneli Mäkelä Best Co-ordinator: Raimo Mikkola Best Direction: Pekka Parikka Best Music: Juha Tikka Best Sound Recording: Paul Jyrälä and team Best Supporting Actor: Vesa Vierikko Taneli Mäkelä also won Best Actor, for his role in the film, at the Rouen Nordic Film Festival. TV series An extended television movie version was also made, consisting of five episodes, each with a running time of around 55 minutes. The series has been aired four times on Yle TV2, in 1991, 1999, 2009 and 2015. Home video There are three cuts of the film: International theatrical version (127 min at 24 fps) Original Finnish theatrical version (197 min at 24 fps) Extended Finnish TV series version (275 min at 24 fps) The abridged international cut was released on DVD and VHS in various non-Finnish countries and Blu-ray in Germany. The original Finnish theatrical version had a 4K digital restoration in 2013 as well as various DVDs, has been released on Blu-ray in Finland, Germany and Japan. As of June 2018, the extended TV version has only been released on a basic 2-DVD set in Finland. It is non-anamorphic, has only 2.0 stereo audio and no subtitles or extras. See also Rukajärven tie, a 1999 film adapted from another Antti Tuuri novel, about Finland's Continuation War The Unknown Soldier, 1955 film The Unknown Soldier, 1985 film The Unknown Soldier, 2017 film List of submissions to the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Winter War in popular culture Tuuri, Antti: Talvisota: kertomus (The Winter War: A Report), Otava (Helsinki), 1984. References External links 1989 films 1980s war films 1980s Finnish-language films Films based on Finnish novels Films based on military novels Films directed by Pekka Parikka