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.