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The Age of Iron
The Age of Iron
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The Age of Iron

5.1 / 10
1982
1 season
4 episodes
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Rauta-aika (The Age of Iron) is a dramatic four-part miniseries completed in 1982 by Finnish broadcast network Yle TV2. The production attempts to adapt the national epic of Finland, the Kalevala, for the television audience by way of humanizing the mythological characters whose thoughts and actions drive the narrative. The protagonists of Rauta-aika, Väinö, Ilmari and Lemminki, have been inspired by the tales in the Kalevala and go in search of a woman, eventually finding themselves at war with the Nordic people, and in the end pay dearly for their pursuits.

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Cast

Kalevi Kahra

Vesa-Matti Loiri

Tom Wentzel

Kari Heiskanen

Sara Paavolainen

Elle Kull

Mikko Niskanen

Esko Salminen

P

Pirkko-Liisa Tikka

S

Soli Labbart

Kaija Pakarinen

K

Kristiina Halkola

Seasons

  • Part 1: The Golden Woman

    1.Part 1: The Golden Woman

    2.0
    28-02-198270m

    The Blacksmith Ilmari promises the golden lady to bring back to life her late wife. Jouko, a young rebel, flees the battle with the grandmaster Väinö and has to forfeit the life of...

  • Part 2: Sampo

    2.Part 2: Sampo

    07-03-198270m

    Pohjola's wife promises her daughter if Väinö brings her money for a shot by Sampo. Väinö asks Ilmari to build Sampo, but begins to make a boat requested by her daughter. Thirdly,...

  • Part 3: Lemminki

    3.Part 3: Lemminki

    28-03-198270m

    The third episode of the Iron Age tells the story of Lemminki. The adventurer does not enjoy at home but leaves for a kiosk trip to Pohjola. With the stream of Hell, he is shot, bu...

  • Part 4: A Long Winter

    4.Part 4: A Long Winter

    04-04-198270m

    Old and tired Väinö, according to Ilmar, attracts a robbery trip to reclaim Sampo. The people of Pohjola leave behind, and to avoid the massacre, Väinö tells us to sink Sampo into...

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