title: Sven Tuuva the Hero
text: # Sven Tuuva the Hero
  
  Sven Tuuva the Hero (Finnish: Sven Tuuva, Swedish: Sven Dufva) is a 1958 Finnish war film written and directed by Edvin Laine. It was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. The film is loosely based on the poem "Sven Dufva" which is part of The Tales of Ensign Stål, written by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Veikko Sinisalo as Sven
  * Edvin Laine as Sergeant Ukko Tuuva
  * Fanni Halonen as Äiti Tuuva, Tuuva's mother
  * Salme Karppinen as Kaarina
  * Leif Wager as Johan August Sandels
  * Kauko Helovirta as Duncker
  * Mirjam Novero as Rva Duncker
  * Aarne Laine as Örn
  * Leevi Kuuranne as Gustav IV Adolf
  * Tommi Rinne as Spets
  