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The Kidnapping of a President

5.020261h 27mMovieComedyDramaHistory

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…

DirectorSamuli Valkama
WritersSamuli Valkama·John Lundsten
ProducersJohn Lundsten·Melli Maikkula

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Expected on OTT
around October 23, 2026

Released in cinemas on September 4, 2026. A prediction based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window — not a confirmed date. Get the WhichOTT app to be notified the moment it lands.

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Cast · Directed by Samuli Valkama

JVJussi Vatanen
Jussi Vatanen
Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
ASAku Sipola
Aku Sipola
Colonel Kurt Wallenius
PSPertti Sveholm
Pertti Sveholm
President Ståhlberg
RHRiitta Havukainen
Riitta Havukainen
Ester Ståhlberg
ESElias Salonen
Elias Salonen
Jukka Janné
ASAlvari Stenbäck
Alvari Stenbäck
Erkki Varoma
MM
Markus Misukka
Eino Olin
APAlex Paul Pukk
Alex Paul Pukk
Sven Semenius
POPääru Oja
Pääru Oja
Colonel Viklund
AKAkseli Kouki
Akseli Kouki
Colonel Inkala
TRTom Rejström
Tom Rejström
Colonel Jarvinen
ESElsa Saisio
Elsa Saisio
Marjatta

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Yes — The Kidnapping of a President is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).