The Unknown Soldier
Pyynikin kesäteatteri
In summer 2025, The Unknown Soldier by Väinö Linna will be performed at the Pyynikki Summer Theatre.
With this iconic work, Pyynikki Summer Theatre celebrates its 70-year history and invites audiences to gather—just as in so many summers past—around a national literary masterpiece.
Linna’s novel holds a significant place in the history of Pyynikki Summer Theatre.
The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, was performed to full houses throughout the 1960s for nine consecutive summers and remains the most-watched summer theatre production in Finnish history.
Pyynikin kesäteatteri
Jalkasaarentie 3
49 € | 46 € pensioners | 30 € students, unemployed, under 18 year olds
- Tue 5.8. 18.00Buy ticket
- Wed 6.8. 13.00Buy ticket
- Wed 6.8. 18.00Buy ticket
- Thu 7.8. 18.00Buy ticket
- Fri 8.8. 18.00Buy ticket
- Sat 9.8. 13.00Almost full
- Sat 9.8. 18.00Buy ticket
Duration 3h, intermission
Performed in Finnish
Age recommendation 12+
The venue is accessible.
Photo: Harri Hinkka
Actors and team
Theatre adaptation
Sami Keski-Vähälä
Director
Antti Mikkola
Assistant director
Saija Viljanen
Stage Design
Kimmo Sirén
Costume Design
Jaana Aro
Sound Design
Sami Silén
Hair and mask design
Riina Vänttinen
Design and manufacture of equipment
Satu Wiinikka
Producer
Hannele Sulin
Actors Paavo Kinnunen, Kasperi Kola, Pyry Kähkönen, Konsta Laakso, Verneri Lilja, Jyrki Mänttäri, Jussi-Pekka Parviainen, Tommi Raitolehto, Aimo Räsänen, Antti Tiensuu, Kai Vaine. Lisäksi mukana on avustajia Nokian Etunäyttämöltä.