The Year of the Hare

Young advertising executive Vatanen suddenly quits his job and his whole life in Helsinki, and decides to spend a while in the Finnish wilderness. A wounded hare hit by a car becomes his travel companion. Together they find reclusion in the Finnish Lapland, soon to be disturbed by a noisy group of foreign tourists and their pretentious Finnish hosts. When the hare gets ill and needs to see a vet, Vatanen must return to the city and finally face the choice between his new and former life

Cast

Antti Litja

Played Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta

Played Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo

Played Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen

Played Taxi Driver
Juha Kandolin

Played Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä

Played U. Kärkkäinen
Anna-Maija Kokkinen

Played Leila Heikkinen
Martti Kuningas

Played Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala

Played Kaartinen
Hannele Lanu

Played Kiosk Vendor
Hannu Lauri

Played Huhtinen
Heikki Nousiainen

Played Toropainen
Esa Pakarinen Jr.

Played Police Officer
Martti Pennanen

Played Hunter
Eija Pokkinen

Played Italian Tourist
Rita Polster

Played Mrs. Vatanen
Elis Sella

Played Judge
Jukka Sipilä

Played Salosensaari
Arto Tuominen

Played Karlsson
Matti Turunen

Played Savolainen
Aapo Vilhunen

Played Police Officer
Georges Copeloussis

Played Foreign Tourist
Masaaki Hashimoto

Played Foreign Tourist
Rostislav Holthoer

Played Guide
Leni Katajakoski

Played Woman at Pot
Pekka Litja

Played Vatanen as a Child
Marja Mykkänen

Played Foreign Tourist
Helena Notkonen

Played Woman at Pot
Eija Nousiainen

Played Foreign Tourist
Antti Peippo

Played Man at Police Statio…
Lia Petersen

Played Pirkko
Jorma Pulkkinen

Played Vaulonen
Riku Rinkama

Played Prosecutor
Eero Rinne

Played Tractor Driver
Pertti Sarkio

Played Professor
Markku Söderström

Played Laaksonen
Orvokki Taivalsaari

Played Foreign Tourist
Irma Wafin

Played Veterinarian

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