
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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Air Date: 1982-02-28
The Blacksmith Ilmari promises the golden lady to bring back to life her late wife. Jouko, a young rebel, flees the b...
Air Date: 1982-03-07
Pohjola's wife promises her daughter if Väinö brings her money for a shot by Sampo. Väinö asks Ilmari to build Sampo,...
Air Date: 1982-03-28
The third episode of the Iron Age tells the story of Lemminki. The adventurer does not enjoy at home but leaves for a...
Air Date: 1982-04-04
Old and tired Väinö, according to Ilmar, attracts a robbery trip to reclaim Sampo. The people of Pohjola leave behind...