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The Kidnapping of a President

2026 · 1h 27m · Comedy · Drama · History

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Overview

In October 1930, a group of officers belonging to the Finnish army's top leadership decided, after a night of drinking, to kidnap Finland's retired first president, Ståhlberg. The Finnish people were divided in the aftermath of the civil war, and the political atmosphere was turbulent and tense. However, the kidnapping went wrong right from the start when the incompetent henchmen recruited for the job were forced to take the president's stubborn wife, Ester Ståhlberg, with them.

Cast

Pertti Sveholm

Pertti Sveholm

President Ståhlberg

Riitta Havukainen

Riitta Havukainen

Ester Ståhlberg

Jussi Vatanen

Jussi Vatanen

Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari

Aku Sipola

Aku Sipola

Colonel Kurt Wallenius

Pääru Oja

Pääru Oja

Colonel Viklund

Akseli Kouki

Akseli Kouki

Colonel Inkala

Tom Rejström

Tom Rejström

Colonel Jarvinen

Elias Salonen

Elias Salonen

Jukka Janné

Alvari Stenbäck

Alvari Stenbäck

Erkki Varoma

Alex Paul Pukk

Alex Paul Pukk

Sven Semenius

Markus Misukka

Eino Olin

Elsa Saisio

Elsa Saisio

Marjatta

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
September 4, 2026
Status
Released
Original language
Finnish
Runtime
1h 27m
Budget
$3,163,000
Genres
Comedy, Drama, History

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