Best Finnish movie ever made - Tuntematon Sotilas

Want to drink tea like a legend? Estonian Youtuber Cup!

Support the Channel by becoming a patreon :) You get 3 videos Every week

You can also support the channel paypal:

You can send me post to
Vanemuise 63-13, Tartu, Estonia, 50410

Videos I have done about Estonia:

All my reactions:

Check out my music:

Until my next video
Stay cool my friends!
Bye bye!

[kettumaki]

The reason why it is called a "molotov coctail" is because when the soviets bombed Finland without a decloration of war in 1939 the foreign minister of soviet union (molotov) claimed they were just dropping bread baskets to the poor finnish people.

So we Finns decided to bring coctails to the party.

[MayorOfKenya]

The scene where Rokka shoots almost 60 men is based on actual event, where a finnish soldier named Viljam Pylkäs killed 83 russians on the ice.

[jpm]

1955 version of this movie has actors that actually had been in that war.

[JainMonroe]

the Finnish movie theaters showed the movie free of charge to the Finnish war veterans and they had been crying the whole time it was too realistic

[Dev_Six]

The Swastika actually wasn't even German of origin. We've had our own one since before the Nazis had even thought of using it.

[jacquelinegibbs]

My great uncle fought in the winter war, for Finland, joined American army, trained rifle teams on skid for ww2. Great Finn. Brave.

[juhokuusisto]

1:54 More as co-belligerent. "The Finnish uniform were pretty much copy of the nazi uniform." Umm, no. Yes, kinda copy of German uniforms, but not really. And especially not a copy of the nazi uniforms. In 1918 Finnish jägers of the royal Prussian 27th infantry battalion brought a lot of German and German-like equipment back home, but our uniform was more gray than what the Germans had. Helmets, yes same, also some of the WW2-era webbing was like German or from Germany. As for the crosses and medals, we had the swastika as our military and somewhat national symbol from 1918. Long before that failed Austrian painter ever thought of having a nacional socialist party in Germany. So no, not the same.



The Molotov coctail was a response to the Molotov breadbaskets. During the winter war Molotov claimed that the Soviet air force were only dropping bread for the Finns. Thing was, those "breads" were incinderiary bombs from the early type of cluster bombs, the "bread baskets". "Oh, you give us some bread? Well, here's a coctail for you!"

[markhudson]

I just purchased this movie. I am an American and have deep respect for the Finns. It arrived today and I will watch it on Sunday.

[albinappelberg]

My great grandfather was in Finland during the first attack on Finland and he helped the Finns during the war sorry im from Sweden and I have dyslexia

[nothinghere]

Respect for Finland greetings from Sweden

[TalicFIN]

Main character of the Unknown Soldier is the machine gun company itself.

[anonnyymi]

In the movie one soldier says: "One Finnish soldier is equal to 10 Russian soldiers."
To that another soldier, little bit more pessimistic one says: "What about when the eleventh comes?"

[Banaaniapina]

I knew you would get to this topic eventually. Been waiting for this for a long time.

[tapanilofving]

I would've wanted to give more likes than one! Thank you for this Artur :)
PS. There were a lot of Estonian volunteers fighting in the Finnish army during the continuation war...

[sippe]

You should also see "talvisota" movie, that is about winterwar, true masterpiece as well

[Trekker]

Soomepoisid are still remembered with great respect and gratitude in Finland. Thank you.

[Aquelll]

Actually the Molotov cocktail story is a bit more interesting. Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet minister of foreign affairs during the Winter War actually said in an interview that it is not bombs that Soviets are dropping in Finland but food aid. Because of that the Finns started to call Soviet bombs "Molotov bread baskets" and Molotov cocktail got it's name as a result. Because you need a drink to down that bread with. :)

[source]

There was Estonians volunteering for Finland, probably just so get to kill some of their enemies and to protect Finland also. So as a Finn, gotta Always respect estonians for that.

[lomis]

Best wishes to Estonia and Artur Rehi from Finland!

[Pasakid]

The Independence day is coming, its on the 6th.