The Kidnapping of a President

Name: The Kidnapping of a President
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Released: 2026-09-04
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Cast: Pertti Sveholm, Riitta Havukainen, Jussi Vatanen, Aku Sipola, Pääru Oja

Presidentin kyyditys (2026)

Timing: 1:27 (87 min)

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Release date

2026-09-04

Country

Finland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Netherlands

Production

Labyrint Film (NL), Bionaut, TACK Films, Münchhausen Films

Genre

Comedy, Drama, History

Budget

$3 163 000

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Director

Samuli Valkama

Actors

Pertti Sveholm, Riitta Havukainen, Jussi Vatanen, Aku Sipola, Pääru Oja, Akseli Kouki, Tom Rejström, Elias Salonen, Alvari Stenbäck, Alex Paul Pukk
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Samuli Valkama, John Lundsten

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John Lundsten, Melli Maikkula

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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 war, and the political atmosphere was turbulent and tense. However, the kidnapping went wrong right from the start when the incompetent henchmen recruited for the job were forced to take the president's stubborn wife, Ester Ståhlberg, with them.